Is the physician's adherence to prescription guidelines associated with the patient's socio-economic position? An analysis of statin prescription in South Sweden

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 678-683

  Ohlsson, Henrik ^a,b   Lynch, Kristian ^a   Merlo, Juan ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Division of Social Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

COHABITATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EQUITY; GUIDELINE; HEALTH SERVICES; LOW INCOME POPULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

SKANE; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955975051     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.081166     Document Type: Article

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