Physician prescribing patterns of oral corticosteroids for musculoskeletal injuries

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-212

  Harmon, Kimberly G ^a,c   Hawley, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PHYSICIAN; PLAY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REST; SPORTS MEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0042470233     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.3.209     Document Type: Article

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