Influences on prescribing in non-fundholding general practices

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 406, 1996, Pages 287-290

  Eccles, M P ^a   Soutter, J ^a   Bateman, D N ^a   Campbell, M ^a   Smith, J M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial incentive; Influences on prescribing; Prescribing; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PEPTIC ULCER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 0029976926     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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