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Psychoactive drug use among medical doctors is higher than in the general population

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  • Domenighetti, Gianfranco
  • Tomamichel, Michele
  • Gutzwiller, Felix
  • Berthoud, Silvio
  • Casabianca, Antoine

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We surveyed a representative sample of practising physicians and a representative sample of subjects from the Swiss general population (SOMIPOPS Survey) concerning their annual use of sleeping pills and tranquillizers. 77% of the physicians (n = 466) and 72% of the general population (n = 4255) responded. After adjustment for age and sex 37.1% of the doctors (general population 21.1% P

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  • Domenighetti, Gianfranco & Tomamichel, Michele & Gutzwiller, Felix & Berthoud, Silvio & Casabianca, Antoine, 1991. "Psychoactive drug use among medical doctors is higher than in the general population," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 33(3), pages 269-274, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:33:y:1991:i:3:p:269-274
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    1. Holtman, Matthew C., 2007. "Disciplinary careers of drug-impaired physicians," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 64(3), pages 543-553, February.
    2. Bart J. Bronnenberg & Jean-Pierre Dubé & Matthew Gentzkow & Jesse M. Shapiro, 2015. "Do Pharmacists Buy Bayer? Informed Shoppers and the Brand Premium," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 130(4), pages 1669-1726.

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