General practitioners' views on the over-the-counter availability of H 2-antagonists

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 415, 1997, Pages 99-102

  Erwin, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiulcer agents; Over the counter medicines; Postal questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DRUG COST; DYSPEPSIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0031027151     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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