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| Title |
International variation in prescribing antihypertensive drugs: Its extent and possible explanations
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, March 2005
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-5-21 |
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| Authors |
Atle Fretheim, Andrew D Oxman |
| Abstract |
Inexpensive antihypertensive drugs are at least as effective and safe as more expensive drugs. Overuse of newer, more expensive antihypertensive drugs is a poor use of resources. The potential savings are substantial, but vary across countries, in large part due to differences in prescribing patterns. We wanted to describe prescribing patterns of antihypertensive drugs in ten countries and explore possible reasons for inter-country variation. |
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 % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 49 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 22% |
| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 20% |
| Unknown | 12 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 49% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 14 | 27% |