| Colleague interactions and new drug prescribing behavior: The case of the initial prescription of antidepressants in Taiwanese medical centers. | |
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PMID: 21962150 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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This research explores the social factors influencing hospital physicians' initial adoption of duloxetine hydrochloride, with a focus on colleague interactions. The study analyzes archival data compiled by the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan to examine how the prescribing decisions made by psychiatrists' colleagues influence the likelihood of the psychiatrists' initial prescription. The results show that the adoption ratio of a physician's colleagues in a medical center is positively associated with the likelihood of a physician's adoption of the new drug. Specifically, colleague groups with similar and longer tenure as well as similar and older age have significantly positive effects. Colleague groups with the same and different gender also have positive effects. In summary, tenure and age, rather than gender, are vital sources of heterogeneous colleague interactions. |
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Shu-Jou Lin; Kuan-An Jan; Jen-Tse Kao |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-08-06 |
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Title: Social science & medicine (1982) Volume: 73 ISSN: 1873-5347 ISO Abbreviation: Soc Sci Med Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303205 Medline TA: Soc Sci Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1208-13 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Graduate Institute of Global Business and Strategy, National Taiwan Normal University, 162 He-ping East Rd., Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan. |
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