Impact of China's essential medicines scheme and zero-mark-up policy on antibiotic prescriptions in county hospitals: a mixed methods study

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1166-1174

  Wei, Xiaolin ^a   Yin, Jia ^b   Walley, John D ^c   Zhang, Zhitong ^d   Hicks, Joseph P ^c   Zhou, Yu ^d   Sun, Qiang ^b   Zeng, Jun ^e   Lin, Mei ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d China Global Health Research and Development   (China)

^e Guangxi Autonomous Regional Center for Diseases Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

antibiotic prescribing; China; essential medicines scheme; Health Policy; mixed methods

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL DRUG;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD HEALTH; DRUG PRESCRIBING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GUANGXI; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PEER REVIEW; PRESCRIPTION; REIMBURSEMENT; TRAINING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PEDIATRICS; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; PEDIATRICS; POLICY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 85028761357     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12922     Document Type: Article

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