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A comparison of diabetes medication adherence and healthcare costs in patients using mail order pharmacy and retail pharmacy

Scott Devine Express Scripts, St. Louis, MO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, BPharm, MPH, PhD,
Anna Vlahiotis Express Scripts, St. Louis, MO, USA
&
Heather Sundar Express Scripts, St. Louis, MO, USA
Pages 203-211 | Published online: 29 Mar 2010

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Rana Abu-Farha, Karem H Alzoubi, Mai Rizik, Samar Karout, Rania Itani, Tareq Mukattash & Eman Alefishat. (2022) Public Perceptions About Home Delivery of Medication Service and Factors Associated with the Utilization of This Service. Patient Preference and Adherence 16, pages 2259-2269.
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