Doctor-Shopping Behaviors among Traditional Chinese Medicine Users in Taiwan

Doctor-shopping has caused an increase in medical expense, potential to receive duplicate medications, and suffer adverse drug reactions. We carried out a population-based retrospective study aimed at examining the user patterns of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ambulatory care in Taiwan. We ret...

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Main Authors: Ming-Hwai Lin, Hsiao-Ting Chang, Chun-Yi Tu, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/8/9237