Individual and contextual determinants of regional variation in prescription drug use: An analysis of administrative data from British Columbia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Morgan, Steven G ^a   Cunningham, Colleen M ^a   Hanley, Gillian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; ADDICTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 78650828295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015883     Document Type: Article

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