Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6910

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Publication type: news

McLean DL.
Debate: drug advertising
Australian Doctor 1999 Oct 864

Abstract:

Disease oriented advertising to consumers would have significant benefits in terms of earlier detection of disease, reducing health care costs and better informing consumers.

Keywords:
*analysis/Australia/direct-to-consumer advertising/DTCA/value of promotion/ consumer behaviour & knowledge/ health and healthcare/primary care doctors/quality of information/EVALUATION OF PROMOTION: DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: CONSUMERS AND PATIENTS/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE