PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Holmes, J. D. TI - Prescribing patterns and morbidity in a tropical practice DP - 1974 Oct 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 695--700 VI - 24 IP - 147 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/24/147/695.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/24/147/695.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1974 Oct 01; 24 AB - A retrospective study of morbidity and prescribing habits in a tropical practice is presented. The common symptoms of pain, cough, and fever accounted for 60 per cent of all cases seen while analgesics accounted for 30 per cent of all drugs prescribed.