Economic and policy analysis of university-based drug “detailing”

Medical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 313-331

  Soumerai, Stephen B ^a   Avorn, Jerry ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Continuing medical education; Cost containment; Drug utilization; Prescription drugs; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG INFORMATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; THERAPY;

ARKANSAS; CEPHALEXIN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROPOXYPHENE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VERMONT;

EID: 0022621279     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198604000-00003     Document Type: Article

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