Drug costs in general internal medicine wards. An analysis of drug costs for patients and wards;Laægemiddelomkostninger på intern medicinske afdelinger: En analyse af udgifter for patienter og afdelinger

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 165, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1565-1568

  Rabøl, Rasmus ^b   Kolbye, Anne ^b   Andersen, Stig Ejdrup ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; TELEPHONE; WARD; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; COST SAVINGS; DENMARK; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0038322635     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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