Are the economics of complementary and alternative medicine different to conventional medicine?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1473-7167,1744-8379
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.9.1.1