Table 2.

GPs’ Use and perceived importance of information sources.

	Use				Perceived
	Daily		Daily/Weekly		importance
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Interpersonal sources
GP colleagues	703	50%	1055	75%	1149	83%
Other medical specialists	69	5%	661	47%	1047	75%
Refundable CME meetings	n.a	n.a	1261	91%
Non-refundable CME meetings	n.a	n.a	415	32%
Pharmaceutical representatives	n.a	n.a	238	17%
Printed sources
Medical books	197	14%	727	52%	934	67%
Medical journals	74	5%	1000	71%	1067	77%
DCGP guidelines	183	13%	799	57%	1252	90%
Online sources
Drug information websites	729	52%	1,044	74%	1236	89%
Medical websites	875	62%	1286	91%	1304	94%

n.a.: not applicable, not included in the questionnaire.