A case study on the substitution effect between the length of GP consultation and drug prescribing practices

Healthcare Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 58-68

  Ventelou, Bruno ^a,b   Rolland, Sophie ^b,c   Verger, Pierre ^b,c  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 79851497666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17156572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2010.21783     Document Type: Review

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