Separating online piracy from counterfeit medicines: The need for policy reform and a call to action

Health Policy and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 120-122

  Mackey, Tim Ken ^a   Liang, Bryan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTERFEIT DRUG;

ANTIPIRACY LEGISLATION; CRIME; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNET; LETTER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84866147414     PISSN: 22118837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2012.07.004     Document Type: Letter

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