Prescribing indicators for UK general practice: Delphi consultation study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 321, Issue 7258, 2000, Pages 425-428

  Campbell, Stephen M ^a   Cantrill, Judy A ^a   Roberts, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Prescribing Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DICLOFENAC; DIURETIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STATIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VASODILATOR AGENT; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ARTICLE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034641523     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7258.425     Document Type: Article

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