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Author: | Iizuka, T. |
Title: | What explains the use of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs? |
Journal: | Journal of Industrial Economics
2004 : SEP, VOL. 52:3, p. 349-380 |
Index terms: | Industrial economics Pharmaceutical industry |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This article examines the determinants of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs using brand-level advertising data. The writer finds that new drugs, high quality drugs, and drugs for under-treated diseases are more frequently advertised. |
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