Therapeutic substitution and therapeutic conservatism as cost-containment strategies in primary care: A study of fundholders and non-fundholders

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 443, 1999, Pages 431-435

  Wilson, Robert P H ^b   Hatcher, Juanita ^b   Barton, Stuart ^b   Walley, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fundholders; Non fundholders; Prescribing; Prescribing costs

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NIZATIDINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; ULCER;

AGED; BUDGETS; COST SAVINGS; DRUG COSTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0032971734     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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