The Role of Prescriptions in Therapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9102839 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elina Hemminki (0000-0003-1120-4183, Public Health Department, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 150-159 |
| Publication date | 1975-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-197502000-00006 |
| PMID | 1113554 |
| OpenAlex | W2061212644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The aim of the present study was that of discovering whether the prescription of drugs displaces other forms of therapy. The method adopted was that of behavior simulation. Doctors were requested to provide therapeutic proposals regarding a standard set of patient cases described in questionnaires sent to them. These cases were formulated in such a way that in the author's opinion they could easily, and perhaps best, be treated without drugs. Nevertheless, most of the cases were treated with drugs, thereby indicating the important role of drug therapy as a means of treatment. In particular, psychic disturbances were often treated by drugs. Frequently, drugs represented the only treatment offered, and no alternative form of treatment was suggested
Intensive care medicine · Medical prescription · MEDLINE · Political science · Medicine · Pharmacology · Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
Aspects of British General Practitionersʼ Prescribing
Drug prescribing
Sources of information and influence on new drug prescribing among physicians in an HMO
Sources of information and influence on new drug prescribing among physicians in an HMO
Does indirect consultation lead to overprescribing in general practice
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1977 - 1987 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |