Direct-to-consumer advertising in oncology: A content analysis of print media

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1267-1271

  Abel, Gregory A ^b   Lee, Stephanie J ^b   Weeks, Jane C ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; APREPITANT; CAPECITABINE; CETUXIMAB; DOCETAXEL; ERLOTINIB; GEFITINIB; GEMCITABINE; LETROZOLE; LEXIDRONAM SAMARIUM SM 153; MACROGOL 3350; PACLITAXEL; PALONOSETRON; PEMETREXED; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SORAFENIB; TOPOTECAN; TOSITUMOMAB I 131; TRASTUZUMAB; ZOLEDRONIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CONSUMER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PUBLICATION;

ADVERTISING; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PERIODICALS;

EID: 34247110005     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.5968     Document Type: Article

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