Prescribing patterns in acutely admitted medical patients: Changes over 10 years

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 663-664

  Gorard, David D ^a   Kind, Annika S ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 29244468535     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-6-663     Document Type: Article

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