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Potentially inappropriate prescriptions: Associations with the health insurance contract and the quality of the patient–physician relationship?

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  • Chauvin, Pauline
  • Fustinoni, Sarah
  • Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence
  • Herr, Marie
  • Santos Eggimann, Brigitte

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Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions (PIP) are often used as an indicator of potential drug overuse or misuse to limit adverse drug events in older people.

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  • Chauvin, Pauline & Fustinoni, Sarah & Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence & Herr, Marie & Santos Eggimann, Brigitte, 2021. "Potentially inappropriate prescriptions: Associations with the health insurance contract and the quality of the patient–physician relationship?," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 125(9), pages 1146-1157.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:125:y:2021:i:9:p:1146-1157
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.06.011
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