Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 4-15 , March 2011

The discomfort caused by patient pressure on the prescribing decisions of hospital prescribers

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doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2010.02.002

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 4-15 , March 2011

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