A possible method of improving the prognosis of bladder cancer may be the widespread
introduction of screening. We investigated the ability of urine dipsticks to detect early bladder …

Objectives: To assess the validity of the item as a measure of the volume of a drug prescribed;
and to investigate the possibility that higher quantities per item are prescribed for patients …

The prevalence of gout in England was reported as having nearly doubled in the 1970s to
about 3 per 1000, and it is possible that it has continued to increase. There may also have …

BACKGROUND: Repeat prescribing has long been seen as a potential cause of poor clinical
care, despite its obvious advantage to both doctors and patients. Previous studies have …

OBJECTIVE--To derive demographic weightings to replace the existing system of
prescribing units used in analysing prescribing by general practitioners in England. DESIGN--The …

Objectives: To determine whether the first five waves of English fundholding practices have
reduced their prescribing costs relative to non-fundholding practices, and the duration of any …

We studied British general practitioners' use of ambulatory resources to determine whether
the quantities of different resources used were related to each other, and whether these …

In an earlier study it was shown that general practitioners changed some of their prescribing
habits when they were given detailed analyses of their prescriptions every six months for …

Information regarding all consultations was collected in seven general practices for one year.
From these data we report on the use of laboratory tests and its association with patient …

Objectives: To describe and validate a new deprivation index, based on the percentage of
prescribed items exempt from the prescription charge under the low income scheme, at both …