Journal Articles

Peer-reviewed journal articles authored by CHSPR faculty and staff from 2009 to the present are listed here. Older peer-reviewed publications are usually available from individual journals and can be searched for using PubMed. Older reports published by CHSPR (from 1973) are available from the UBC Library cIRcle database. If you cannot find a specific publication, please contact us.


Soumerai SB, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Ball DE, LeCates RF, Law MR, Hughes TE, Chapman D, Adams AS. Use of atypical antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia in Maine Medicaid following a policy change. Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 May-Jun;27(3):w185-95. Read more

Evans RG. Thomas McKeown, meet Fidel Castro: physicians, population health and the Cuban paradox. Healthc Policy. 2008 May;3(4):21-32. Read more

Law MR, Ross-Degnan D, Soumerai SB. Effect of prior authorization of second-generation antipsychotic agents on pharmacy utilization and reimbursements. Psychiatr Serv. 2008 May;59(5):540-6. Read more

Wong ST, Seago JA, Keane D, Grumbach K. College students' perceptions of their experiences: what do minority students think? J Nurs Educ. 2008 Apr;47(4):190-5. Read more

Morgan SG. The determinants of prescription drug expenditure … and what to do about them. Vancouver (BC): UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; Apr 2008. Read more

Sutherland JM, Walker J. Challenges of rehabilitation case mix measurement in Ontario hospitals. Health Policy. 2008 Mar;85(3):336-48. Read more

Wong ST, Watson DE, Young E, Regan S. What do people think is important about primary healthcare? Healthc Policy. 2008 Feb;3(3):89-104. Read more

Morgan SG, Cunningham C. The effect of evidence-based drug coverage policies on pharmaceutical r&d: a case study from British Columbia. Healthc Policy. 2008 Feb;3(3):54-63. Read more

Evans RG, McGrail KM. Richard III, Barer-Stoddart and the daughter of time. Healthc Policy. 2008 Feb;3(3):18-28. Read more

Morgan SG, Cunningham C. The effect of evidence-based drug coverage policies on pharmaceutical r&d: a case study from British Columbia. Healthc Policy. 2008 Feb;3(3):e128-53. Read more

Sutherland JM, Schwarz CJ, Rivest LP. Multilist population estimation with incomplete and partial stratification.  Biometrics. 2007 Sep;63(3):910-6. Read more

Evans RG. Plastic brains. Healthc Policy. 2007 Aug;3(1):24-30. Read more

Morgan S, MacGibbon B. Pharmaceutical use and outcomes: always a need for a sober second look. Healthc Policy. 2007 Aug;3(1):10-22. Read more

Morgan S, Hanley G, McMahon M, Barer M. Influencing drug prices through formulary-based policies: lessons from New Zealand. Healthc Policy. 2007 Aug;3(1):e121-40. Read more

McGrail K. Medicare financing and redistribution in british columbia, 1992 and 2002. Healthc Policy. 2007 May;2(4):123-37. Read more

Evans RG. Mr. Harrington, self-rated health and the Canadian chicken. Healthc Policy. 2007 May;2(4):24-33. Read more

Morgan SG. Direct-to-consumer advertising and expenditures on prescription drugs: a comparison of experiences in the United States and Canada. Open Med. 2007 Apr 14;1(1):e37-45. Read more

Evans RG. Green Leviathan? Thomas Hobbes, Joel Bakan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Healthc Policy. 2007 Feb;2(3):18-25. Read more

Wong ST, Yoo GJ, Stewart AL. An empirical evaluation of social support and psychological well-being in older Chinese and Korean immigrants. Ethn Health. 2007 Jan;12(1):43-67. Read more

McGrail KM, McGregor MJ, Cohen M, Tate RB, Ronald LA. For-profit versus not-for-profit delivery of long-term care. CMAJ. 2007 Jan 2;176(1):57-8. Read more