Prescription-drug coupons - No such thing as a free lunch

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1188-1189

  Ross, Joseph S ^a,b   Kesselheim, Aaron S ^c,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW SUIT; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884505684     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1301993     Document Type: Article

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