Cost-related medication underuse: Prevalence among hospitalized managed care patients

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-109

  Choudhry, Niteesh K ^a   Saya, Uzaib Y ^a   Shrank, William H ^a   Greenberg, Jeffrey O ^a   Melia, Caroline ^a   Bilodeau, Amy ^a   Kadehjian, Emily K ^a   Dolan, Mary Lou ^a   Dudley, Jessica C ^a   Kachalia, Allen ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84856658050     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.948     Document Type: Article

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