Physician and patient characteristics associated with prescriptions and costs of drugs in the Lazio region of Italy

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 236-244

  Orzella, Letizia ^a   Chini, Francesco ^a   Giorgi Rossi, Paolo ^a   Borgia, Piero ^a  

^a Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug consumption and prevalence; Drug use; GPs' characteristics; Pharmaceutical expenditure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG COSTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77950940743     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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