Impact of pharmaceutical promotion on prescribing decisions of general practitioners in Eastern Turkey

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Vancelik S., Beyhun N. E., Acemoglu H., Calikoglu O.

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.7, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 7
• Basım Tarihi: 2007
• Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-122
• Dergi Adı: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Commercial sources of information are known to have greater influence than scientific sources on general practitioners' (GPs) prescribing behavior in under developed and developing countries. The study aimed to determine the self-reported impact of pharmaceutical promotion on the decision-making process of prescription of GPs in Eastern Turkey.