How patients view pharmacy benefit plans and management strategies

Drug Benefit Trends

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 380-392

  Sansgiry, Sujit S ^a   Sikri, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Formulary restrictions; Managed care; Patient satisfaction; Pharmacy benefits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 3242744308     PISSN: 10805826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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