The impact of specialists on prescribing by general practitioners

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 175, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 407-411

  Robertson, J ^a   Fryer, J L ^a   O'Connell, D L ^a   Sprogis, A ^a   Henry, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CAPTOPRIL; CILAZAPRIL; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; FELODIPINE; FLUINDOSTATIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IRBESARTAN; LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL; PERINDOPRIL; PINDOLOL; PRAVASTATIN; PROPRANOLOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; QUINAPRIL; SIMVASTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0035886465     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143645.x     Document Type: Article

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