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Drug Utilization Review of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Quebec

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Fadi Massoud ,
Marc Dorais ,
Claudie Charbonneau ,
Bénédicte Lescrauwaet ,
Jean-Marc Boucher  and
Jacques LeLorier
Fadi Massoud*
Affiliation:
Service de Gériatrie, Montreal, QC Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Département de Médecine, Montreal, QC
Marc Dorais
Affiliation:
Pharmacoeconomic and Pharmacoepidemiology Research Unit, Montreal, QC
Claudie Charbonneau
Affiliation:
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, USA
Bénédicte Lescrauwaet
Affiliation:
Formerly of Pfizer Canada Inc., Kirkland, Quebec
Jean-Marc Boucher
Affiliation:
Service de Gériatrie, Montreal, QC Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Département de Médecine, Montreal, QC
Jacques LeLorier
Affiliation:
Pharmacoeconomic and Pharmacoepidemiology Research Unit, Montreal, QC Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Département de Médecine, Montreal, QC
*
Hôpital Notre–Dame, Service de Gériatrie, 1560 rue Sherbrooke est,Montréal, Québec, H2L 4M1, Canada.
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 4 , September 2008 , pp. 508 - 509
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2008

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