Motivating general practitioners to change their prescribing: The incentive of working together

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-124

  Ashworth, M ^a   Armstrong, D ^a   Colwill, S ^b   Cohen, A ^c   Balazs, J ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Lambeth Southwark/Lewisham Hlth A   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; DRUG FORMULARY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0034113102     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2000.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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