Drug prescription for adult frequent attenders in Danish general practice: A population-based study

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 717-724

  Vedsted, Peter ^a   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^b   Mortensen, Jens Tølbøll ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacology; Drugs; Family practice; Frequent attenders; Pharmacoepidemiology; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYPHARMACY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 5744220109     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.939     Document Type: Article

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