Factors influencing family physicians' drug prescribing behaviour in asthma management in primary care

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 312-319

  Tan, Ngiap Chuan ^a   Tay, I H ^a   Ngoh, A ^a   Tan, M ^a  

^a SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asthma; Drug prescription; Family physician; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; EXPECTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SINGAPORE; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 65949122548     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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