Citizens' preferences for brand name drugs for treating acute and chronic conditions: A pilot study

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-87

  Denoth, Arina ^a   Pinget, Christophe ^a,b   Wasserfallen, Jean Blaise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Branded drugs; Generic substitution; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

BRAND NAME DRUG; DRUG; GENERIC DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951881260     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11533030-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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