Diffusion of new medication across different income groups under a universal health insurance program: an example involving newly enlisted nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for elderly osteoarthritis patients

Pen-Jen Wang, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Cheng-Hua Lee and Christy Pu ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 55, issue 5, 497-506

Abstract: Diffusion of new drugs still depends on income level despite the presence of a universal national health insurance system in Taiwan. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2010

Keywords: Income; National health insurance; Osteoarthritis; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Taiwan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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