Insights into public preferences for pharmaceutical funding

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-234

  Whitty, Jennifer A ^a   Rundle Thiele, Sharyn R ^b   Scuffham, Paul A ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Behaviour; Health services; Pharmaceutical products

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649137523     PISSN: 17506123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506120810903980     Document Type: Article

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