VA pharmacy users: How they differ from other veterans

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 701-708

  Aspinall, Sherrie L ^a,b,c   Banthin, Jessica S ^e   Good, Chester B ^a,b,c,d   Miller, G Edward ^e   Cunningham, Francesca E ^a  

^a Veterans Affairs Center for Medication Safety   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350302135     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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