Association between multi-dose drug dispensing and quality of drug treatment - A register-based study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Sjöberg, Christina ^a   Edward, Christina ^b   Fastbom, Johan ^c   Johnell, Kristina ^c   Landahl, Sten ^a   Narbro, Kristina ^d   Wallerstedt, Susanna Maria ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Kalmar County Council   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Regional Secretariat   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HYDROXYZINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTI DOSE DRUG DISPENSING; PRESCRIPTION; REGISTER; DIRECTORY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG THERAPY; RISK; STANDARD;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIRECTORIES AS TOPIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84858164826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026574     Document Type: Article

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