Factors Associated With Prescription Drug Expenditures Among Children: An Analysis of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 109 (5), 728-732
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.109.5.728
Abstract
Objective.Pharmaceutical costs have reached 14% of total health care costs in the United States and continue to rise. Many studies have looked at factors that influence utilization of hospital and ambulatory care services in the pediatric population. This study examines the factors that influence utilization of prescription drugs in the pediatric population.Keywords
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