Physician over-the-counter drug prescribing patterns: An analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 400-405

  Pradel, Françoise G ^a   Hartzema, Abraham G ^b   Mutran, Elizabeth J ^b   Hanson Divers, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c Managed Care Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Drug utilization; Over the counter drugs; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032962582     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18247     Document Type: Article

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