Currie, Janet; Lin, Wanchuan; Meng, Juanjuan - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 39-51
China has high rates of antibiotic abuse and antibiotic resistance but the causes are still a matter for debate. Strong physician financial incentives to prescribe are likely to be an important cause. However, patient demand (or physician beliefs about patient demand) is often cited and may also...