Off-label prescribing in palliative care: A survey of independent prescribers

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 314-319

  Culshaw, Joseph ^a   Kendall, David ^b   Wilcock, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug labelling; drug utilization; palliative care; professional practice; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE PATIENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; NURSE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NURSES; OFF-LABEL USE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 84876539928     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216312465664     Document Type: Article

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