The experience of rural independent pharmacies with medicare part D: Reports from the field

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 286-293

  Radford, Andrea ^a   Slifkin, Rebecca ^a   Fraser, Roslyn ^b   Mason, Michelle ^b   Mueller, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; MEDICARE; PHARMACY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICARE; PHARMACIES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548566269     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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