Ibuprofen versus other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Use in general practice and patient perception

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-191

  Hawkey, C J ^a   Cullen, ^a,e   Pearson, ^a   Holmes, ^b   Doherty, ^b   Wilson, ^c   Garrud, ^a   Garner, ^a   Maynard, ^d   Logan, ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Health Economics   (United Kingdom)

^e FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENORILATE; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; NAPROXEN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033973079     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2000.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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