Application of propensity scores to explore the effect of public reporting of medicine use information on rational drug use in China: A quasi-experimental design

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Xiaopeng ^a   Wang, Lijun ^a   Zhang, Xinping ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Propensity score; Quasi experimental design; Rational drug use; Township hospitals; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; PROPENSITY SCORE;

ADULT; CHINA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84920762809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0492-6     Document Type: Article

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