A systematic review of the literature comparing the practices of dispensing and non-dispensing doctors

Health Policy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Lim, David ^a,b   Emery, Jon ^c   Lewis, Janice ^a   Sunderland, V Bruce ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wheatbelt GP Network   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispensing doctors; Drug prescriptions; Physicians; Prescribing behaviour; Prescription practice; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; GENERIC DRUG; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHENYTOIN; THEOPHYLLINE;

DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DRUG COSTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 67651065025     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.01.008     Document Type: Review

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