Six strategies to identify and assist patients burdened by out-of-pocket prescription costs.
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Many patients find that their out-of-pocket costs of medications are burdensome. Physicians can help, first by remembering to ask about the problem, and then by applying simple strategies to limit the patient's costs.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
دوره 71 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004