Canadian Internet pharmacies: Price, policy, and perspective

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 236-248

  Veronin, Michael A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INTERNET; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249940514     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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