PCN67 THE COST OF WAITING: ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF REDUCING WAITING TIMES FOR EARLY BREAST CANCER RADIOTHERAPY
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3015(10)73304-0