Prescription changes and drug costs at the interface between primary and specialist care

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-336

  Bijl, D ^a   Van Sonderen, E ^a   Haaijer Ruskamp, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drug costs; Specialist care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG COST; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0031871340     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050469     Document Type: Article

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