Understanding prescription adherence: pharmacy claims data from the Contraceptive CHOICE Project
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Understanding Adherence and Prescription Patterns Using Large-Scale Claims Data.
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عنوان ژورنال: Contraception
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0010-7824
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.08.003