Over-the-counter codeine use in Iceland: The impact of increased access

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 270-274

  Almarsdóttir, Anna Birna ^a,b   Grímsson, Almar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AL BAS Ltd   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Codeine; Drug utilization; Interrupted time series analysis

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ICELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CODEINE; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OWNERSHIP; PHARMACIES; SELF MEDICATION; TIME;

EID: 84993781841     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948000280041001     Document Type: Article

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