The prescribing pattern of outpatient polyclinic doctors

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 416-419

  Lim, K H J ^a,b   Yap, K B ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Compliance; Diuretics; Drug interaction; Elderly; Geriatric

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033144069     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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