Consumer Knowledge and Perceptions of Formularies

Managed Care Interface

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-26+30

  Sansgiry, Sujit S ^a   Sikri, Samir ^a   Kawatkar, Aniket ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; REIMBURSEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FORMULARIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; TEXAS;

EID: 0347133274     PISSN: 10965645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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