Influence of material deprivation on prescribing patterns within a deprived population

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 559-563

  Williams, D ^a   Teljeur, C ^b   Bennett, K ^c   Kelly, A ^b   Feely, J ^c  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Material deprivation; Prescribing rates; Symptomatic therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0242298128     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0650-y     Document Type: Article

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