Hypnotic prescription without face to face contact: A report from French family medicine

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 158-161

  Rat, Cédric ^a,e   Werner, Erik L ^b   Pivette, Jacques ^c   Senand, Rémy ^a   Nguyen, Jean Michel ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b Uni Research   (Norway)

^c Serv Medical de l'Assurance Maladie   (France)

^d Nantes Hospital   (France)

^e Team 12   (France)

Author keywords

Drug prescriptions; Family practice; Guideline adherence; Hypnotics and sedatives; Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; ZALEPLON; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; DATA BASE; FACE TO FACE CONSULTATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACETAMIDES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AZABICYCLO COMPOUNDS; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PIPERAZINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PYRIDINES; PYRIMIDINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884247171     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2013.777423     Document Type: Article

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