Prescription tracking and public health

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1277-1280

  Fugh Berman, Adriane ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health information organizations; Patient level data; Pharmaceutical companies; Pharmaceutical marketing; Physicians; Prescribing behavior; Prescription tracking; Public health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVACY; REVIEW;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MARKETING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49649096354     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0630-0     Document Type: Review

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