Promoting online drug safety: Using public-private partnerships to deter illicit online drug sales

Journal of Commercial Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-271

  MacKey, Timothy K ^a,b   Liang, Bryan A ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

global health; health policy; online; pharmacy; public private partnership

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; ONLINE; PHARMACY; PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS;

DRUG PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH; PLANNING; SALES;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

COUNTERFEIT DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM;

EID: 79960797192     PISSN: 14628732     EISSN: 1478565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jcb.2011.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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