Does self-medication reduce medical expenditure among the middle-aged and elderly population? A four-wave longitudinal study in China

IntroductionSelf-medication has a high prevalence in the middle-aged and elderly population in China. Despite the published evidence demonstrating the economic benefits of self-medication, limited research has addressed the relationship between self-medication and individual medical expenditures, es...

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Main Authors: Zehao Zheng, Zhanchun Feng, Donglan Zhang, Xiaobo Sun, Dong Dong, Youxi Luo, Da Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1047710/full