Perceptions of the influence of prescription medicine samples on prescribing by family physicians

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-387

  Hall, Kristine B ^a   Tett, Susan E ^a   Nissen, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug policy; Drug utilization; Medication safety; Physician practice patterns; Prescription drugs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646011278     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000204017.71426.53     Document Type: Article

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