RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The assessment by doctors of the effectiveness of drugs
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 880
OP 883
VO 26
IS 173
A1 Roy E. A. Mapes
A1 W. O. Williams
YR 1976
UL http://bjgp.org/content/26/173/880.abstract
AB 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.