Restricted access for PPIs not a panacea

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Anne E Duggan et al. CMAJ. 2002.

. 2002 Nov 12;167(10):1102; author reply 1102-4.

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Impact of reference-based pricing for histamine-2 receptor antagonists and restricted access for proton pump inhibitors in British Columbia.
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