Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 346-349 , July 2009

No more pens: what the 2009 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturer's Association code changes really mean

  • Jeffrey J. Meffert, MD

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PII: S0738-081X(09)00025-X

doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.02.005

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 346-349 , July 2009