Influence of an e-mail with a drug information attachment on sales of prescribed drugs: A randomized controlled study

BMC Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Edward, Christina ^a   Himmelmann, Anders ^b   Wallerstedt, Susanna M ^b  

^a Department of Health   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIZATRIPTAN; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; E-MAIL; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TIME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZOLES; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 38349181531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6904-7-12     Document Type: Article

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