The scale of repeat prescribing

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 412, 1996, Pages 649-653

  Harris, Conrad M ^a,c   Dajda, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Intercont Med Statistics IMS House   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer assisted prescribing; Prescribing analysis; Repeat prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029958168     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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