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Does Patient Demand Contribute to the Overuse of Prescription Drugs?

This study conducted an experiment in Mali to test whether patients pressure doctors to prescribe medical treatment they do not necessarily need. The experiment varied patients’ information about a discount for antimalarial tablets and measured dem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lopez, Carolina, Sautmann, Anja, Schaner, Simone
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
MALARIA
PRESCRIPTION DRUG DEMAND
HEALTH CARE OVERUSE
DOCTOR-PATIENT INTERACTION
PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780321606314613926/Does-Patient-Demand-Contribute-to-the-Overuse-of-Prescription-Drugs
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34837

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780321606314613926/Does-Patient-Demand-Contribute-to-the-Overuse-of-Prescription-Drugs
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34837

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