Physicians' Attitudes Toward Reclassifying Drugs as Over-the-Counter

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 518-525

  Sihvo, Sinikka ^a,b   Hemminki, Elina ^a   Ahonen, Riitta ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; General practitioners; Gynecologists; Over the counter drugs; Rx to OTC switches; Self medication

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG APPROVAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0033129929     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199905000-00011     Document Type: Article

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