ASSET (Age/Sex Standardised Estimates of Treatment): a research model to improve the governance of prescribing funds in Italy.

<h4>Background</h4>The primary objective of this study was to make the first step in the modelling of pharmaceutical demand in Italy, by deriving a weighted capitation model to account for demographic differences among general practices. The experimental model was called ASSET (Age/Sex S...

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Main Authors: Giampiero Favato, Paolo Mariani, Roger W Mills, Alessandro Capone, Matteo Pelagatti, Vasco Pieri, Alberico Marcobelli, Maria G Trotta, Alberto Zucchi, Alberico L Catapano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000592