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. 1976 Dec;26(173):880-2.

The assessment by doctors of the effectiveness of drugs

R E Mapes, W O Williams

The assessment by doctors of the effectiveness of drugs

R E Mapes et al. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1976 Dec.

Abstract

There was no significant difference between the assessments by two groups of randomly-selected general practitioners on the effectiveness of the drug treatment for 19 common clinical conditions. The treatment of simple iron deficiency anaemia was considered the most effective and gained the highest consensus. Least effective, but not matched by worst consensus, was the drug treatment for obesity. The most widespread disagreement among the practitioners was for the effectiveness of the drug treatment of gastroenteritis.

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