Restrictions on import of drugs for personal use within the European single market

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 244-248

  Mäkinen, Mia M ^a,c   Rautava, Päivi T ^b   Forsström, Jari J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Department of Medical Informatics ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

European Union; Harmonization; Pharmaceuticals; Prescriptions; Single market

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; EUROPEAN UNION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

COMMERCE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG INDUSTRY; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MARKETING; POLICY MAKING; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036908818     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/12.4.244     Document Type: Article

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