Prescribing indicators for UK general practice: Delphi consultation study
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Prescribing indicators for UK general practice: Delphi consultation study.
OBJECTIVES To identify prescribing indicators based on prescribing analysis and cost (PACT) data that have face validity for measuring quality or cost minimisation. DESIGN Modified two round Delphi questionnaire requiring quantitative and qualitative answers. SETTING Health authorities in England. PARTICIPANTS All health authority medical and pharmaceutical advisers in the first round and...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0959-8138
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7258.425