The principal-agent problems in health care: Evidence from prescribing patterns of private providers in Vietnam

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Nguyen, Ha ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

prescribing; principal agent problems; Private sector; provider induced demand; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJECTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VIET NAM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRIVATE SECTOR; VIETNAM;

EID: 79960350281     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr028     Document Type: Article

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