Relationship between the number of hospital pharmacists and hospital pharmaceutical expenditure: a macro-level panel data model of fixed effects with individual and time

Abstract Background The rapid increase in pharmaceutical expenditure (PE) has been a main problem of global healthcare reform for decades. Previous studies demonstrated that pharmacists play an indispensable role in controlling PE, but macro-research evidence is scarce. Exploring the role of pharmac...

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Main Authors: Ming Wei, Xuemei Wang, Dandan Zhang, Xinping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-4907-2