Background Variation in assessments is a universal given, and work disability assessments
by insurance physicians are no exception. Little is known about the considerations and …

The prescriptions issued by general practitioners to a population of about 40 000 people
were studied. During one year 53-8% of all males and 65-7% of all females had at least one …

BACKGROUND. Although the desirability of reducing prescribing of hypnotics and
anxiolytics has long been recognized, variation between practices in patterns of …

OBJECTIVE--To derive a predictive model for national prescribing behaviour in terms of
basic morbidity and demographic factors. DESIGN--24 demographic, morbidity, and practice …

The characteristics of patients and information-gathering processes in general practice
consultations producing prescriptions for antibiotics and psychotropic drugs are discussed …

INTRODUCTION Prescribing has many aspects, and most of them are criticized. The
increasing size of the national drug bill is discussed in Parliament, on television and in the …

The number of prescribed medicines dispensed in England and Wales increased by 21%
between 1969 and 1977. Surveys carried out at the Institute for Social Studies in Medical …

Background Very little is known about the attitudes and views that might underlie and
explain the variation in occupational disability assessment behaviour between insurance …

There is a large excess in prescribing costs by GPs in Wales compared with England. This
excess amounts to about 30%, equivalent at present to over pounds 11 ma year. The pattern …

Telephone prescriptions are a unique aspect of North Ameri can medicine which has
received relatively little attention. This paper examines certain behaviors of the physician …