| Autor: |
Abate, Marie A., Jacknowitz, Arthur I., Shumway, James M. |
| Zdroj: |
Drug Information Journal; April 1989, Vol. 23 Issue: 2 p309-319, 11p |
| Abstrakt: |
A survey of 196 private practice and university-based West Virginia physicians was undertaken to ascertain their use of drug information sources. An overall response rate of 53% was obtained. Physicians had a mean of 3.3 drug information questions daily and spent approximately 16 minutes in finding the answers to these questions. The Physicians' Desk Reference was the most frequently used information source, especially by physicians in private practice settings. Pharmaceutical manufacturers' promotional literature and sales representatives were used significantly more often in private practice settings; colleagues, journals, and pharmacists were used to a similar extent at both sites. The hospital library was infrequently used by all respondents. A continued reliance on commercial information sources exists, in spite of the ever increasing availability of alternative noncommercial sources. |
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