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. 1977 Sep;53(623):548–550. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.53.623.548

Information and prescribing from the hospital doctors' viewpoint.

K R Hunter
PMCID: PMC2496700  PMID: 928252

Abstract

The requirements of a hospital doctor are viewed under the headings of 'active' and 'passive' information. The emphasis is placed on the practical value of information aimed at the prescribers, and the conclusion reached is that the information should be disease- rather than drug-orientated.

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