Effect of mailed feedback on drug prescribing profiles in general practice: A seven-year longitudinal study in Storstrøm County, Denmark

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 238-244

  Vægter, Keld ^a,b,c   Wahlström, Rolf ^a,b,d   Wedel, Hans ^e   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Unit of Continuous Medical Education in General Practice (FUAP)   (Denmark)

^c Centre for Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug prescribing; general practice; mailed feedback

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DENMARK; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958589218     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2010.487165     Document Type: Article

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