Community pharmacists' perspectives on generic substitution in Japan

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-256

  Kobayashi, Eriko ^a   Satoh, Nobunori ^a   Ueda, Shiro ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Community pharmacists; Generic substitution; Japan; Pharmacy practice

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; COST CONTROL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE; MALE; PHARMACIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 79958060918     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-011-0393-7     Document Type: Article

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