Therapeutic interchange of conjugated and esterified estrogens in a managed care organization

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 537-542

  Baluch, William M ^a   Gardner, Jacqueline S ^b   Krauss, Ruth H ^c   Scholes, Delia ^c  

^a Puyallup Tribal Health Authority   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Puyallup Tribal Hlth Auth Pharmacy ^*

Author keywords

Costs; Economics; Estrogens; Estrogens conjugated; Estrogens esterified; Health maintenance organizations; Managed care systems; Patients; Substitution

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG FORMULARY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 0343091236     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.6.537     Document Type: Article

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