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The consequences of patient charges for prescription drugs in Canada: a cross-sectional survey

Michael R. Law, Lucy Cheng, Ashra Kolhatkar, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Steven G. Morgan, Anne M. Holbrook and Irfan A. Dhalla
February 13, 2018 6 (1) E63-E70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20180008
Michael R. Law
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar); School of Population and Public Health (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar, Morgan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Health Sciences (Goldsmith), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Holbrook), Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Lucy Cheng
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar); School of Population and Public Health (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar, Morgan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Health Sciences (Goldsmith), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Holbrook), Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Ashra Kolhatkar
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar); School of Population and Public Health (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar, Morgan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Health Sciences (Goldsmith), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Holbrook), Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Laurie J. Goldsmith
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar); School of Population and Public Health (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar, Morgan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Health Sciences (Goldsmith), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Holbrook), Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Steven G. Morgan
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar); School of Population and Public Health (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar, Morgan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Health Sciences (Goldsmith), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Holbrook), Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Anne M. Holbrook
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar); School of Population and Public Health (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar, Morgan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Health Sciences (Goldsmith), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Holbrook), Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
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Irfan A. Dhalla
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vol. 6 no. 1 E63-E70
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20180008
PubMed 
29440236
History 
  • Published online February 13, 2018.
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Author Information

  1. Michael R. Law, PhD,
  2. Lucy Cheng, MSc,
  3. Ashra Kolhatkar, MPH,
  4. Laurie J. Goldsmith, PhD,
  5. Steven G. Morgan, PhD,
  6. Anne M. Holbrook, MD, PharmD,
  7. Irfan A. Dhalla, MD, MSc
  1. Affiliations: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar); School of Population and Public Health (Law, Cheng, Kolhatkar, Morgan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Health Sciences (Goldsmith), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Holbrook), Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to:
    Michael Law, michael.law{at}ubc.ca
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