World Health Organization program for the selection and use of essential medicines

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 603-606

  Reidenberg, M M ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WHO Expert Panel on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MARKETING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; PEDIATRICS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33947424463     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100106     Document Type: Article

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