Use of six main drug therapeutic groups across educational groups: Self-reported survey and prescription records

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-269

  Nielsen, Merete W ^a,b   Gundgaard, J ^b,c   Hansen, E H ^a,b   Rasmussen, N K ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b FKL Research Centre for Quality in Medicine Use   (Denmark)

^c Centre for Applied Health Services Research and Technology Assessment   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disease; Medicine use; Prescription records; Socio economic position; Survey; Therapeutic groups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DENMARK; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; POPULATION; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; AGE; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 23844434465     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2005.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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