Outcomes of an educational-outreach service for community medical practitioners: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 170, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 471-474

  May, Frank W ^a   Rowett, Debra S ^a   Gilbert, Andrew L ^a   McNeece, Janet I ^a,b   Hurley, Eve ^a  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG USE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0033577709     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb127846.x     Document Type: Article

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