The effect of a mystery shopper scheme on prescriptions in primary care
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- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
- M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
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- NEP-HEA-2018-03-26 (Health Economics)
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