Pharmaceutical-related strategies for health care reform in Canada: Federal party principles, priorities, and actions 2004-2006

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-45

  Al Sukhni, Mayce ^a   Ballantyne, Peri ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; REVIEW;

EID: 33846356823     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/171516350714000124     Document Type: Review

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