Drug prescribing in public primary care centres: Results from prescription studies 1988-1997 in the county of Halland , Sweden.
Objective - To present the prescribing patterns of general practitioners (GPs) at public primary care centres (PPCCs) in Halland, a county in the south-west of Sweden. GP share of the total prescribing of different drug groups 1988-1997 is presented, as well as changes in patterns. Design - A descri...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 236 - 242 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2002
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