Despite High Cost, Improved Pneumococcal Vaccine Expected To Return 10-Year Net Savings Of $12 Billion
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Affairs
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0278-2715,1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1274