Knowledge attitude and perception of dispensing doctors regarding generic medicines in Karachi, Pakistan: A qualitative study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-83

  Jamshed, Shazia Qasim ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad ^a   Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed ^b   Babar, Zaheer ud din ^c  

^a Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

^b School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78651227328     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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