Employees' drug purchases before and after organizational downsizing: a natural experiment on the Norwegian working population (2004-2012)

• Main Authors: Silje L Kaspersen (Author), Kristine Pape (Author), Fredrik Carlsen (Author), Solveig Osborg Ose (Author), Johan Håkon Bjorngaard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the association between organizational downsizing and purchases of prescribed drugs by private sector employees in Norway. METHODS: A natural experiment was constructed using individual-level employer and employee data linked to the national prescription database...