Influence of commercial information on prescription quantity in primary care

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 187-191

  Caamaño, Francisco ^a   Figueiras, Adolfo ^a   Gestal Otero, Juan Jesus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Multiple regression; Prescription quantity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; URBAN AREA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 0036739553     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/12.3.187     Document Type: Article

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