Diffusion of new drugs in Danish general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 407-413

  Steffensen, Flemming Hald ^a,b,c   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a,d   Olesen, Frede ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovations; General practice; Physician behaviour; Practice characteristics; Prescribing analysis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; FINASTERIDE; NEW DRUG; SUMATRIPTAN; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENMARK; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032825879     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/16.4.407     Document Type: Article

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