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100 1 $aGoldman, Dana P.$q(Dana Paul),$d1966-
245 10 $aSocioeconomic differences in the adoption of new medical technologies$h[electronic resource] /$cDana Goldman, James P. Smith.
260 $aCambridge, MA :$bNational Bureau of Economic Research,$cc2005.
490 1 $aNBER working paper series ;$vworking paper 11218
538 $aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
500 $aTitle from PDF file as viewed on 3/30/2005.
530 $aAlso available in print.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 3 $a"New medical technologies hold tremendous promise for improving population health, but they also raise concerns about exacerbating already large differences in health by socioeconomic status (SES). If effective treatments are more rapidly adopted by the better educated, SES health disparities may initially expand even though the health of those in all groups eventually improves. Hypertension provides a useful case study. It is an important risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease, the condition is relatively common, and there are large differences in rates of hypertension by education. This paper examines the short and long-term diffusion of two important classes of anti-hypertensives - ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers - over the last twenty-five years. Using three prominent medical surveys, we find no evidence that the diffusion of these drugs into medical practice favored one education group relative to another. The findings suggest that - at least for hypertension - SES differences in the adoption of new medical technologies are not an important reason for the SES health gradient"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
650 0 $aMedical innovations$xEconomic aspects.
650 0 $aMedical technology$xEconomic aspects.
650 0 $aMedical technology$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aPublic health$xEconomic aspects.
700 1 $aSmith, James P.,$d1943-
710 2 $aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830 0 $aWorking paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;$vworking paper no. 11218.
856 40 $uhttp://papers.nber.org/papers/w11218