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Table 1 Data sources for manufacturer, pharmacy, and prescription surveys

From: Availability and use of essential medicines in China: manufacturing, supply, and prescribing in Shandong and Gansu provinces

Provinces (population, n)

Shandong (92 million)

Gansu (17 million)

Manufacturers, n

217

36

Hospital level of care

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Study hospitals, n

15

17

8

7

11

5

Prescriptions surveyed, n

982

1687

800

414

1078

495

Prefecture GDP/capita

High

Middle

Low

High

Middle

Low

Study retail pharmacies at city-level, n

      

   With insurance contracts

2

2

2

2

2

2

   Without insurance contracts

3

3

3

3

3

3

Study retail pharmacies at county level, n

5

5

5

5

5

4