Quality safeguards and regulation of online pharmacies

Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-344

  Arruñada, Benito ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

Author keywords

E commerce; Pharmacies; Quality assurance; Regulation; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DRUG MARKETING; FORGERY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COMMERCE; DATA COLLECTION; FRAUD; INTERNET; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPAIN;

EID: 1842628925     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.827     Document Type: Article

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