Current status of hormone therapy in general practice in Australia.
The BEACH program is a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia. The subject of this analysis was all problems for which a hormone therapy years (HT) medication was prescribed or supplied at HT encounters with women aged 40 and over between March 2002 and April 2004. This provides a backdrop against which the theme articles in this issue of Australian Family Physician can be further considered.
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AIHW General Practice and Statistics Classification Unit, University of Sydney, New South Wales. clares@fmrc.med.usyd.edu.au
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Valenti
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data