GPs’ prescription routines and cooperation with other healthcare personnel before and after implementation of multidose drug dispensing

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 523-530

  Wekre, Liv Johanne ^a   Bakken, Kjersti ^b   Garåsen, Helge ^a   Grimsmo, Anders ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Care coordination; electronic health records; general practice; home care service; multidose drug dispensing

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG PACKAGING; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84866257115     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812455468     Document Type: Article

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