Advertisement-induced prescription drug requests: Patients' anticipated reactions to a physician who refuses

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 446-452

  Bell, Robert A ^a   Wilkes, Michael S ^b   Kravitz, Richard L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Advertising; Drug; Patient education; Physician patient relations; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; REFUSAL TO TREAT;

EID: 0033363992     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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