Direct-to-consumer advertising policy in Australia: Realism in whose interests? [3]

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 665-666

  Vitry, A ^a,b   Mintzes, B ^c,d   Lexchin, J ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Healthy Skepticism   (Australia)

^c Vancouver BC   (Netherlands)

^d Therapeutics Initiative   (Canada)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CONSUMER; DRUG USE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LETTER; POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADVERTISING; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 34547873880     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01447.x     Document Type: Letter

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