In the PREVENIR-5 study, artificial neural networks (NN) were applied to a large sample of
patients with recent first acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to identify determinants of …

Author for correspondence: Sabine Vogler, PhD, Head of WHO Collaborating Centre for
Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Health Economics Department …

Objectif: Les conséquences iatrogéniques, environnementales et économiques de la
prescription médicamenteuse sont des enjeux pour la santé publique. Cette étude avait …

Objective To evaluate the effect of publicity surrounding the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
and Million Women (MW) studies on prescribing of all hormone replacement therapy (HRT) …

Background Prescribing error represent a significant source of preventable harm to patients.
Prescribing errors at discharge, including omission of pre-admission medications (PAM), are …

When drugs enter the market, physicians' prescribing behavior plays a crucial role in the
diffusion process. Although regulations to foster economically efficient prescribing exist …

Hospitals, clinics and cardiologists have a significant impact on prescribing in general
practice. Physicians in primary care rank hospital recommendations as one of the most …

Appropriate prescribing is an essential medical practice of physicians. However, physicians
prescribing behaviors are likely to be affected by promotional activities of pharmaceutical …

Background Psychological problems are associated with IBS but the strength of this
association is unclear. Aim To assess co‐prescribing of antispasmodic and CNS‐acting …

Objective To determine the extent to which cardiovascular therapies are prescribed in
primary care for those with diabetes, compared with those without diabetes. Methods …