Generic drug prescribing in central Saudi Arabia: Perceptions and attitudes of physicians

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-29

  Alghasham, Abdullah A ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 60149098124     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.51819     Document Type: Article

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