BMJ : British medical journal
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Observational Study
Physicians' political preferences and the delivery of end of life care in the United States: retrospective observational study.
To compare the delivery of end of life care given to US Medicare beneficiaries in hospital by internal medicine physicians with Republican versus Democrat political affiliations. ⋯ This study provided no evidence that physician political affiliation is associated with the intensity of end of life care received by patients in hospital. Other treatments for politically polarised healthcare issues should be investigated.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Differences in rates of switchbacks after switching from branded to authorized generic and branded to generic drug products: cohort study.
To compare rates of switchbacks to branded drug products for patients switched from branded to authorized generic drug products, which have the same active ingredients, appearance, and excipients as the branded product, with patients switched from branded to generic drug products, which have the same active ingredients as the branded product but may differ in appearance and excipients. ⋯ Switching from branded to authorized generic drug products was associated with lower switchback rates compared with switching from branded to generic drug products.