Elderly patients' preferences and experiences with providers in managing their drug costs.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on October 18, 2007

Authors

Chien-Wen Tseng1, R Adams Dudley, Robert H Brook, Emmett Keeler, W Neil Steers, G Caleb Alexander, Beth E Waitzfelder, Carol M Mangione

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. cwtseng@hawaii.edu

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