Placement of benefits and risks in prescription drug manufacturers' websites and information source expectations

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-278

  Hicks, Kevin E ^a   Wogalter, Michael S ^a   Vigilante Jr , William J ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Robson Forensic Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Prescription Drug Manufacturers; Risks; Websites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 23844499343     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286150503900305     Document Type: Article

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