Provision of medicines information: The example of the British National Formulary

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 934-938

  Kendall, Martin ^a   Enright, Duncan ^a  

^a British National Formulary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FORMULARIES AS TOPIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84860686746     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04241.x     Document Type: Note

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