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The effect of cost on adherence to prescription medications in Canada

Michael R. Law, Lucy Cheng, Irfan A. Dhalla, Deborah Heard and Steven G. Morgan
CMAJ February 21, 2012 184 (3) 297-302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111270
Michael R. Law
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Heard, Morgan), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Lucy Cheng
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Heard, Morgan), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Irfan A. Dhalla
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Heard, Morgan), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Deborah Heard
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Heard, Morgan), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Steven G. Morgan
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Heard, Morgan), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 184 no. 3 297-302
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111270
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22249979
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  • Published online February 21, 2012.

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  1. Michael R. Law, PhD⇑,
  2. Lucy Cheng, MSc,
  3. Irfan A. Dhalla, MD MSc,
  4. Deborah Heard, BASc,
  5. Steven G. Morgan, PhD
  1. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Heard, Morgan), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr. Michael R. Law, mlaw{at}chspr.ubc.ca
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