Michael Ong

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Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A time-series analysis of the effect of increased copayments on the prescription of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and sedatives in Sweden from 1990 to 1999
    Michael Ong
    University of California, San Francisco, Division of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Care Center, 400 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0320, San Francisco, CA 94143 0320, USA
    Clin Ther 25:1262-75. 2003
  2. ncbi Population stress and the Swedish sex ratio
    Ralph Catalano
    School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 9420 7360, USA
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 19:413-20. 2005
  3. ncbi A major state tobacco tax increase, the master settlement agreement, and cigarette consumption: the California experience
    Hai Yen Sung
    Institute for Health and Aging, School of Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, 94118, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1030-5. 2005
  4. ncbi The benefits of switching smoking cessation drugs to over-the-counter status
    Theodore E Keeler
    Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley 94720-3880, USA
    Health Econ 11:389-402. 2002
  5. ncbi The effect of a major cigarette price change on smoking behavior in california: a zero-inflated negative binomial model
    Mei ling Sheu
    School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Health Econ 13:781-91. 2004
  6. ncbi Rationale and public health implications of changing CHD risk factor definitions
    Robert M Kaplan
    Departments of Health Services and Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
    Annu Rev Public Health 28:321-44. 2007

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Publications6

  1. ncbi A time-series analysis of the effect of increased copayments on the prescription of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and sedatives in Sweden from 1990 to 1999
    Michael Ong
    University of California, San Francisco, Division of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Care Center, 400 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0320, San Francisco, CA 94143 0320, USA
    Clin Ther 25:1262-75. 2003
    ..Outpatient prescription medication spending in Sweden has increased sharply since 1974. The Swedish government has raised copayments to reduce medication consumption and limit the growth of medication spending...
  2. ncbi Population stress and the Swedish sex ratio
    Ralph Catalano
    School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 9420 7360, USA
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 19:413-20. 2005
    ..Implications include that surveillance systems might monitor dispensing of anxiolytics and antidepressants as a marker for population stress thought to be a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery...
  3. ncbi A major state tobacco tax increase, the master settlement agreement, and cigarette consumption: the California experience
    Hai Yen Sung
    Institute for Health and Aging, School of Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, 94118, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1030-5. 2005
    ....
  4. ncbi The benefits of switching smoking cessation drugs to over-the-counter status
    Theodore E Keeler
    Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley 94720-3880, USA
    Health Econ 11:389-402. 2002
    ..8-2 billion dollars, based on conservative estimates both of the number of quits achieved and the value of added quality-adjusted life years from the reduced smoking...
  5. ncbi The effect of a major cigarette price change on smoking behavior in california: a zero-inflated negative binomial model
    Mei ling Sheu
    School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Health Econ 13:781-91. 2004
    ..Additional underlying behavioral factors need to be identified so that more effective anti-smoking strategies can be developed...
  6. ncbi Rationale and public health implications of changing CHD risk factor definitions
    Robert M Kaplan
    Departments of Health Services and Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
    Annu Rev Public Health 28:321-44. 2007
    ..Estimates of the numbers of people affected, the cost implications, and the overall public health consequences are offered...