How Estonian and Finnish primary care doctors rate their need for common drugs

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 437-440

  Lember, M ^a   Pikk, A ^a   Mattila, K ^b   Virjo, I ^c   Kermes, R ^d   Isokoski, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d Estonian Family Doctors Association   (Estonia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Estonia; Finland; General practice; International comparison; Primary care doctors; Therapeutic tradition

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CIMETIDINE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HALOPERIDOL; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; INSULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISOLONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RESERPINE; SULFONAMIDE; SULFONYLUREA; TETRACYCLINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; ESTONIA; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ESTONIA; FINLAND; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 0030776671     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050316     Document Type: Article

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