Contact between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry, their perceptions, and the effects on prescribing habits.

BACKGROUND: The prescribing behaviour of doctors is influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. This study investigated the extent to which contacts with pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSR) and the perception of these contacts influence prescribing habits. METHOD: An online questionnaire regar...

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Main Authors: Klaus Lieb, Armin Scheurich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4199668?pdf=render