Polypharmacy in general practice: Differences between practitioners

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 440, 1999, Pages 195-198

  Bjerrum, Lars ^a   SØgaard, Jes ^b   Hallas, Jesper ^b   Kragstrup, Jakob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

General practice; Major polypharmacy; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORGANIZATION; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYPHARMACY; POPULATION; PRESCRIPTION; SEX; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 0033055731     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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