Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 315-328 , September 2006

Predicting the impact of Medicare Part D implementation on the pharmacy workforce

  • Brian Meissner, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Administration, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812-1522, USA
  • ,
  • Donald Harrison, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Administrative Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK, USA
  • ,
  • Jean Carter, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Administration, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812-1522, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 406 243 5780; fax: +1 406 243 4353.
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  • Matthew Borrego, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Administration, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

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PII: S1551-7411(06)00069-6

doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2006.07.007

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 315-328 , September 2006