Differences in prescription drug utilization and expenditures between blacks and whites in the Georgia Medicaid population

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Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 78-87

  Khandker, Rezaul K ^a   Simoni Wastila, Linda J ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NEGRO; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0031898702     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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