Table 4.

Factors which could limit access to PM from the perspective of professionals and patients

Factors from the perspective of	Professionals	Patients
Lack of coverage by health insurance companies	[29, 54, 80, 90]
Inability to pay out of pocket	[90]	[73, 97]
Decisions of physicians on medical appropriateness	[29]	[26]
Not part of treatment guidelines	[29]
Availability of tests	[29, 80]
Decisions of physicians due to high costs	[29]	[26]
Age	[54, 79]
Clinic or hospital location	[90]
Patient attitudes, norms and education	[90]
Discouragement by significant others	[90]
Lack of communication to the public	[48]
Belonging to a specific ethnic group	[103]	[113]
Lack of profitability for pharmaceutical industry		[96]