Journal article
Charging for health care: Evidence on the utilisation of NHS prescribed drugs
Abstract
The effects of regular and frequent increases in charges for health care on patient utilisation are analysed using monthly data on National Health Service (NHS) prescribed drugs in England for the period 1979-1985. Using a partial adjustment model a utilisation equation of prescribed drugs is estimated for the adult non-elderly population that is subject to the NHS prescription charge. The maximum likelihood estimates of the coefficients of the …
Authors
Ryan M; Birch S
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 681–687
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1991
DOI
10.1016/0277-9536(91)90022-5
ISSN
0277-9536