| Title |
Individual and Contextual Determinants of Regional Variation in Prescription Drug Use: An Analysis of Administrative Data from British Columbia
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0015883 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steven G. Morgan, Colleen M. Cunningham, Gillian E. Hanley |
| Abstract |
Increasing attention is being paid to variations in the use of prescription drugs because their role in health care has grown to the point where their use can be considered a proxy for health system performance. Studies have shown that prescription drug use varies across regions in the US, UK, and Canada by more than would be predicted based on age and health status alone. In this paper, we explore the determinants of variations in the use of prescription drugs, drawing on health services theories of access to care. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 51 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 49 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 8 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 29% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 16% |
| Psychology | 3 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 18% |
| Unknown | 11 | 22% |