death), hospital utilization, and medical expenditure in Greece during the period 1995 - 2010. The estimates indicate that … increases in the number of hospital days. Real per capita pharmaceutical expenditure increased rapidly during this period, but … 62% of the increase in pharmaceutical expenditure was offset by a reduction in hospital expenditure attributable to …

This paper presents an econometric analysis of the effect of changes in the quantity and type of pharmaceuticals … hospital stays, bed-days, and surgical procedures declined most rapidly for those diagnoses with the greatest increase in the … an increase of 100 prescriptions is associated with 1.48 fewer hospital admissions, 16.3 fewer hospital days, and 3 …