Factors influencing clinicians' decisions to prescribe medication to prevent coronary heart disease

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-84

  Greenfield, S ^a   Bryan, S ^a   Gill, P ^a   Gutridge, K ^a   Marshall, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinicians; Coronary heart disease; Preventive prescribing

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; HUMANS; NURSES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844454968     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2004.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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