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The British Columbia Rx atlas, 2nd edition Morgan, Steve; Cunningham, Colleen; Hanley, Gillian E.; Mooney, Dawn

Abstract

This 2nd edition of The British Columbia Rx Atlas details regional variations in prescription drug spending and use across 79 Local Health Areas (LHAs) in British Columbia (BC), Canada. To make “fair comparisons” across regions of the province, all analyses account for the age, sex, and health needs of residents within each LHA. This analysis is made possible by the availability of de-identified administrative datasets that describe the age, sex, health status, and medicine use of virtually all 4 million residents of BC. Together, these databases constitute one of the most comprehensive information resources of its kind in the world. We used advanced statistical techniques on the BC datasets, quantifying not only regional variations in spending but also the regional variations in factors that determine the extent of spending.

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Title
The British Columbia Rx atlas, 2nd edition
Alternate Title
The British Columbia Prescription Drug Atlas
Creator
Morgan, Steve; Cunningham, Colleen; Hanley, Gillian E.; Mooney, Dawn
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)
Date Issued
2009-09
Description
This 2nd edition of The British Columbia Rx Atlas details regional variations in prescription drug spending and use across 79 Local Health Areas (LHAs) in British Columbia (BC), Canada. To make “fair comparisons” across regions of the province, all analyses account for the age, sex, and health needs of residents within each LHA. This analysis is made possible by the availability of de-identified administrative datasets that describe the age, sex, health status, and medicine use of virtually all 4 million residents of BC. Together, these databases constitute one of the most comprehensive information resources of its kind in the world. We used advanced statistical techniques on the BC datasets, quantifying not only regional variations in spending but also the regional variations in factors that determine the extent of spending.
Subject
Solid dosage forms--Prices--British Columbia.; Drugs--Prices--British Columbia.; Drug utilization--British Columbia.; Drugs--Prescribing-- British Columbia.
Geographic Location
British Columbia
Genre
Book
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2014-08-06
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0048292
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/49364
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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