FRANK AHERN
Biographic Data
| ID | 5544977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | FRANK AHERN |
| GIVEN NAMES | FRANK |
| FAMILY NAME | AHERN |
| SIGNATURE | AHERN F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Assessment and Control of Nonresponse Bias in a Survey of Medicine Use by the Elderly
Health services research based on survey data is subject to potentially serious selection bias because observations are typically available only for survey respondents. This study describes a method of assessing and controlling for selection bias in the context of a survey of prescription and over-the-counter drug use by the elderly. A random sample of 6,500 Pennsylvania Medicare enrollees was sent a questionnaire regarding medicine use, insuranc…
Rurality and Prescription Drug Utilization among the Elderly: An Archival Study
Despite documentation that rural elderly have reduced access to both primary care and specialist physician services, there have been very few studies comparing rural and urban patterns of prescription drug use. This is unfortunate, because prescription drugs are the most commonly used type of health care by the elderly. This research merged claims data for a random sample of 18,641 enrolled elderly in the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Assistance Co…
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Rurality and Prescription Drug Utilization among the Elderly: An Archival Study
Despite documentation that rural elderly have reduced access to both primary care and specialist physician services, there have been very few studies comparing rural and urban patterns of prescription drug use. This is unfortunate, because prescription drugs are the most commonly used type of health care by the elderly. This research merged claims data for a random sample of 18,641 enrolled elderly in the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Assistance Co…
Assessment and Control of Nonresponse Bias in a Survey of Medicine Use by the Elderly
Health services research based on survey data is subject to potentially serious selection bias because observations are typically available only for survey respondents. This study describes a method of assessing and controlling for selection bias in the context of a survey of prescription and over-the-counter drug use by the elderly. A random sample of 6,500 Pennsylvania Medicare enrollees was sent a questionnaire regarding medicine use, insuranc…
Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (2 works) · Medical prescription (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (2 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Data collection (1 works)