Physicians' generic drug prescribing behavior in district hospitals: A case of Phitsanulok, Thailand

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Plianbangchang, Pinyupa ^a   Jetiyanon, Kanchalee ^a   Suttaloung, Charawee ^a   Khumchuen, Lalida ^a  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drug prescriptions; Drugs, generic; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956630772     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552010000300003     Document Type: Article

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