The standardized prescribing ratio - A new method for comparing prescribing between GPs, controlling for patient age and sex

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 337-345

  Johnson, Z ^a   Hayes, C ^a   Dack, P ^a  

^a DR STEEVENS HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

General practice; Ireland; Standardized prescribing ratio (SPR)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 0030728384     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199709/10)6:5<337::AID-PDS298>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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