Measuring the appropriateness of long-term prescribing in United Kingdom general practice - Is the British National Formulary the 'gold standard'?

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 341-346

  Cantrill, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; General practice; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLICATION; STANDARD; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG INTERACTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHARMACOPOEIAS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0034531931     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2000.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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