Non-medical prescribing versus medical prescribing for acute and chronic disease management in primary and secondary care

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Weeks, Greg ^a   George, Johnson ^a   Maclure, Katie ^b   Stewart, Derek ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SKILL; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAITING TIME TO CARE; WELLBEING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 85000767371     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011227     Document Type: Review

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