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Changing Prescribing Patterns and Increasing Prescription Expenditures in Medicaid

Kenneth S. Fink and Patricia J. Byrns
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2004, 2 (5) 488-493; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.121
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vol. 2 no. 5 488-493
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.121
PubMed 
15506586

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 16, 2003
  • Revision received December 2, 2003
  • Accepted for publication December 24, 2003
  • Published online October 5, 2004.

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© 2004 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Kenneth S. Fink, MD, MGA, MPH1 and
  2. Patricia J. Byrns, MD2
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  2. 2Office of Research & Faculty Development, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Kenneth S. Fink, MD, MGA, MPH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Outcomes and Evidence, 540 Gaither Rd, Rockville, MD 20850, kfink{at}ahrq.gov
  1. A version of this paper was presented at the 2001 annual meeting of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

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