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Assessing Direct Marketing and Personal Selling Tools Used by Medical Representatives

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|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mosr-2023-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2335-8750 | Journal ISSN: 1392-1142
Language: English
Page range: 32 - 49
Submitted on: Oct 10, 2023
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Accepted on: Dec 20, 2023
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Published on: Mar 30, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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