Inappropriate prescriptions issued to ambulatory diabetic patients in National Health Insurance - A study based on Northern Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-64

  Kao, Su Cheng ^a   Lee, Yu Chun ^b   Huang, Weng Foung ^b   Lee, Long Ten ^c  

^a Taipei Municipal Government   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetic mellitus; Inappropriate prescriptions; NHI ambulatory visits

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TAIWAN; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33646238273     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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