Effect of antihypertensive samples on physician prescribing patterns

Family Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 729-731

  Boltri, John M ^a   Gordon, Elizabeth R ^a   Vogel, Robert L ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG MARKETING; HYPERTENSION; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036846769     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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