Cough mixtures: Rational or irrational prescribing in Hong Kong?

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-382

  Wong, William C W ^a   Dickinson, James ^b   Chan, Cynthia ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; EXPECTORANT AGENT; IPECAC; PAREGORIC;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CURRICULUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; COUGH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 27144511699     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi030     Document Type: Article

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