Ongoing initiatives to improve prescribing efficiency in China; statins as a case history

GaBI Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 122-132

  Zeng, Wenjie ^a   Xi, Houmei ^a   Godman, Brian ^b,c,d   Finlayson, A E ^e   Malmstrom, Rickard E ^b  

^a CHONGQING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Drug utilization study; Generics; Health policies; Pharmaceuticals; Prices; Statins

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008257438     PISSN: 20336403     EISSN: 20336772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0303.030     Document Type: Article

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