Drug prescribing in public primary care centres: Results from prescription studies 1988-1997 in the county of Halland, Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 236-241

  Silwer, Louise ^a,c   Johansson, Eskil ^b   Stålsby Lundborg, Cecilia ^a  

^a Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

^b Laurentius Centre   (Sweden)

^c Box 214   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug prescription; Drug therapy; General practice; Prescribing; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SWEDEN;

DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036957239     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134302321004908     Document Type: Article

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