Table 4 Target variables and model specifications
From: Physician drug dispensing in Switzerland: association on health care expenditures and utilization
Variable | Type | Specification |
|---|---|---|
No. of different active agents | count data | negative binominal |
Share of generic drugs | binominal variable | logit |
Drug cost | continuous | glm, log link, gamma variance |
Physician expenditures | continuous, peak at zero | two-part model |
No. of visits gp | count | negative binominal |
No. of visits specialists | count | negative binominal |
Total health care cost | continuous | glm, log link, gamma variance |