Pharmacy benefit plans and prescription drug spending

JAMA

Volumn 288, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 1773-1774

  Steinwachs, Donald M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0037048643     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.14.1773     Document Type: Editorial

References (13)

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