The doctor-patient relationship, defensive medicine and overprescription in Chinese public hospitals: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey in Shenzhen city

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-71

  He, Alex Jingwei ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Cost containment; Defensive medicine; Doctor patient relationship; Health policy; Overprescription

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISEASE TREATMENT; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INCENTIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CITY; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LAW SUIT; LICENSING; MALE; MALPRACTICE; OVERPRESCRIPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; REIMBURSEMENT; REMUNERATION; SELF CONCEPT; THREAT; WORKLOAD; CHINA; COST CONTROL; DRUG MISUSE; HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

ADULT; CHINA; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84911074297     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.055     Document Type: Article

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