Doctors' perceptions of patients' wishes influence decision to prescribe drugs

Comment

W Himmel et al. BMJ. 1998.

. 1998 Jul 18;317(7152):211.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7152.211.

No abstract available

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Prescribing behaviour in clinical practice: patients' expectations and doctors' perceptions of patients' expectations--a questionnaire study.
Cockburn J, Pit S. Cockburn J, et al. BMJ. 1997 Aug 30;315(7107):520-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.315.7107.520. BMJ. 1997. PMID: 9329308 Free PMC article.
Pressure to prescribe.
Greenhalgh T, Gill P. Greenhalgh T, et al. BMJ. 1997 Dec 6;315(7121):1482-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.315.7121.1482. BMJ. 1997. PMID: 9420483 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
The influence of patients' hopes of receiving a prescription on doctors' perceptions and the decision to prescribe: a questionnaire survey.
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