Can Physician Education Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs?
Annals of Internal MedicinePublished 15 July 1991
Linda M. Frazier, Jackie Brown, George Divine, Gayle R. Fleming, Nancy M. Philips, William Siegal
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This relatively simple educational intervention can help physicians to reduce their patients' drug expenses and may serve as a model for incorporating cost information into the routine practice of medicine.
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This relatively simple educational intervention can help physicians to reduce their patients' drug expenses and may serve as a model for incorporating cost information into the routine practice of medicine.
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MedicineEconomics, Econometrics and FinancePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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