Healthy Skepticism Library item: 3572

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Publication type: Journal Article

Osiobe SA.
Physicians’ and pharmacists’ drug information sources in Nigeria
Drug Information Journal 1988; 22:553-563

Abstract:

(Limited to parts of article dealing with promotion.) In a survey of physicians and pharmacists in Nigeria both groups were found to make very low use of pharmaceutical industry-based sources of information such as sales representatives and commercial compendia.

Keywords:
*analytic survey/Nigeria/developing countries/source of information/doctors/pharmacies and pharmacists/PROMOTION AND HEALTH NEEDS: PROMOTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/PROMOTION AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION: DOCTORS/PROMOTION AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION: PHARMACISTS