Drug prescribing during direct and indirect contacts with patients in general practice. A report from the More and Romsdal prescription study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-108

  Rokstad, Kirsten ^a   Straand, Jørund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Contact; Direct; Drugs; Family practice; Indirect; Initial; Prescribing; Prescription; Repeat

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NORWAY; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0030740036     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813439709018496     Document Type: Article

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