Computer based prescribing

BMJ

Volumn 311, Issue 7014, 1995, Pages 1181-

  Wyatt, Jeremy ^a   Walton, Robert ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CD-ROM; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FORMULARIES; HUMANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 84971586441     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.311.7014.1181     Document Type: Editorial

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