title: Current status of hormone therapy in general practice in Australia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: AIHW General Practice and Statistics Classification Unit, University of Sydney, New South Wales. clares@fmrc.med.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Graeme C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knox
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Halloran
authors.forename: Anthea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: 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