Cost analysis of fixed-dose combination of dutasteride and tamsulosin compared with concomitant dutasteride and tamsulosin monotherapy in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia in Canada

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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Urological Association Journal

سال: 2014

ISSN: 1920-1214,1911-6470

DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.755