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The Effects of Mandatory Prescribing of Thiazides for Newly Treated, Uncomplicated Hypertension: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis
BACKGROUND: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effects of a new reimbursement rule for antihypertensive medication that made thiazides mandatory first-line drugs for newly treated, uncomplicated hypertension. The objective of the new regulation was to reduce drug expenditures. METHODS AND...
Autores principales: | Fretheim, Atle, Håvelsrud, Kari, MacLennan, Graeme, Kristoffersen, Doris Tove, Oxman, Andrew D |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1904466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17622192 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040232 |
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