Lay views about medicines: The influence of the illness label for the use of generic versus brand

Psychology and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1121-1128

  Figueiras, Maria João ^a   Cortes, Maria Armanda ^a   Marcelino, Dália ^a   Weinman, John ^b  

^a INSTITUTO PIAGET   (Portugal)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generic medicines; Illness labels; Lay beliefs

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149394243     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440903137170     Document Type: Article

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