Changes in physicians' sources of pharmaceutical information: a review and analysis.
Since 1952, 20 datasets have been generated through 17 studies in an attempt to describe the sources and importance and/or use of information about pharmaceuticals by physicians. The authors review the findings of the studies and subject them to three sequentially relevant, but different, meta-analytic procedures. The results of these analyses indicate significant changes in the sources and importance of various commercial/noncommercial and personal/nonpersonal information as they relate to physicians' prescribing behavior. Those changes over time have specific implications for marketers of pharmaceuticals.
Leadership Institute, Thomas More College.
J R
JR
Williams
P J
PJ
Hensel
D000329:Advertising / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000639:trends; D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States