From: Did the new French pay-for-performance system modify benzodiazepine prescribing practices?
2011 | 2012 | |||
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N = 41,393 | N = 41,980 | |||
Patient characteristics | n | % | n | % |
Agea | 51.77; 51 (17.66) | 52.66; 52 (17.84) | ||
Male | 13,696 | 33.09 | 14,016 | 33.39 |
Place of residence | ||||
Rural | 14,096 | 34.05 | 14,617 | 34.82 |
Urban | 25,911 | 62.60 | 26,627 | 63.43 |
Unknown | 1,386 | 3.35 | 736 | 1.75 |
Prescriber characteristics | ||||
Initiation by GP | 41,357 | 99.91 | 41,893 | 99.79 |