Morbidity, deprivation and drug prescribing: Factors affecting variations in prescribing between doctors' practices

Health and Place

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-289

  Senior, Martyn L ^a   Williams, Huw ^a   Higgs, Gary ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Morbidity; Prescribing; Statistical models; Supply factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; INSULIN;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH WORKER; MORBIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

SOUTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 0141676770     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(02)00061-8     Document Type: Article

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