A qualitative comparative investigation of variation in general practitioners' prescribing patterns

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 478, 2002, Pages 381-386

  Jaye, Chrys ^a   Tilyard, Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Prescribing behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICINE; MOTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0036255021     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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