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Diffusion of new medicines into hospital practice

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We thank all hospital pharmacists who provided data for this study.

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  1. Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Department of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    J. E. F. Zwart-van Rijkom, H.G.M. Leufkens & A. C. G. Egberts

  2. PHARMO Institute for Drug Outcomes Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    N. S. Breekveldt-Postma

  3. Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht University, PO Box 80.082, 3508 TB , Utrecht, The Netherlands

    A. C. G. Egberts

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Zwart-van Rijkom, J.E.F., Breekveldt-Postma, N.S., Leufkens, H. et al. Diffusion of new medicines into hospital practice. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 59, 495–496 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-003-0642-y

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