Small Area Variation of Adherence to Clinical Recommendations: An Example from Switzerland

• Main Authors: Oliver Gruebner (Author), Wenjia Wei (Author), Agne Ulyte (Author), Viktor von Wyl (Author), Holger Dressel (Author), Beat Brüngger (Author), Caroline Bähler (Author), Eva Blozik (Author), Matthias Schwenkglenks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Unwarranted variation in healthcare utilization can only partly be explained by variation in the health care needs of the population, yet it is frequently found globally. This is the first cross-sectional study that systematically assessed geographic variation in the adherence to clinical...