Variations in osteoporosis medication utilization. A population-based ecological cross-sectional study in the region of Valencia, Spain.

Variations in osteoporosis medication utilization. A population-based ecological cross-sectional study in the region of Valencia, Spain.

Little is known about the contextual variability in osteoporosis medication utilization. Our aims were 1) to describe variations in utilization and spending on osteoporotic medication between the Primary Care Health Zones (PHZ) of the Valencia region, Spain, 2) to analyze observed variations using S...

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Main Authors:	Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno, María-Lirios Juliá-Sanchis, Julián Librero, Salvador Peiró, Aníbal García-Sempere
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6013112?pdf=render

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