Contrary To Conventional Wisdom, Physicians Abandoned A Breast Cancer Treatment After A Trial Concluded It Was Ineffective
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Affairs
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0278-2715,1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1490