Knowledge of the pharmacological profile of a patient improves the quality of prescribing, the outcomes of treatment, and the utilization of health services in primary health care

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1091-1101

  Stefanovic, Srdjan M ^a   Jankovic, Slobodan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacology; Intervention studies; Medication errors; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054773143     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1059-7     Document Type: Article

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