Variability within general practitioner prescribing over time

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1102, 2000, Pages 14-16

  Bishop, Nadine ^a   Maling, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCRIPTION; REIMBURSEMENT;

DRUG COSTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 0034723105     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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