The national pharmaceuticals strategy: Rest in peace, revive or renew?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 801-803

  MacKinnon, Neil J ^a,c   Ip, Ivan ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Health Council of Canada   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POLITICS; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 65349188949     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.082087     Document Type: Note

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