Pharmaceutical Benefit Management (PBM) and its Implication for Japan's Health Insurance Reform
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عنوان ژورنال: Iryo To Shakai
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0916-9202
DOI: 10.4091/iken1991.7.3_150