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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: Physicians’ Views of Its Effects on Quality of Care and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Elizabeth Murray, Bernard Lo, Lance Pollack, Karen Donelan and Ken Lee
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice November 2003, 16 (6) 513-524; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.6.513
Elizabeth Murray
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Bernard Lo
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Lance Pollack
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Karen Donelan
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Elizabeth Murray, Bernard Lo, Lance Pollack, Karen Donelan, Ken Lee
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Nov 2003, 16 (6) 513-524; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.6.513

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