PHP12 HOW NON-REFERRAL OUTPATIENT CO-PAYMENT IN TAIWAN IMPACTS ON PATIENTS' OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS AND PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3015(10)73465-3