Sharing resources to create a district drug formulary: A countywide controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 406, 1996, Pages 271-275

  Hill Smith, I ^a  

^a Wigmore Lane Health Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formulary; Inter practice cooperation; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

COST SAVINGS; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FORMULARIES; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0029945924     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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