| Description |
1 online resource (156 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous Literature on Prescription Drug Demand; 3. Coronary Heart Disease and the Statins; 4. Economic Differentiation Among Statins; 5. The Structure of Demand for Prescription Drugs; 6. The Economics of Prescription Drug Demand; 7. Econometric Specification of Prescription Drug Choice; 8. Data; 9. Descriptive Statistics; 10. Multivariate Regression Results; 11. Multivariate Sensitivity Analyses; 12. Extensions; 13. Discussion of Policy Implications and Conclusions; Appendices; Notes |
| Summary |
Examines the influence of copayments on the choice of drugs. Its results can have applications for the private insurance and pharmaceutical sectors as well as the public sector, and it is for professionals and researchers in the fields of health economics, economic and healthcare policy-making, and microeconomics |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Drug utilization -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Drug utilization -- Economic aspects
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203799376 |
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0203799372 |
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1280478608 |
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9781280478604 |
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