Curing the disobedient patient: Medication adherence programs as pharmaceutical marketing tools

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 492-500

  Lamkin, Matt ^a   Elliott, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG INDUSTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921646300     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jlme.12170     Document Type: Article

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