Malaria epidemiology and economics in a pharmacist-managed international travel clinic

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1363-1368

  McNicholl, Ian R ^a   Raebel, Marsha A ^b,c  

^a ST LOUIS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MALARIA; MANAGED CARE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032759356     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.19.18.1363.30899     Document Type: Article

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