PCV66 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DISCHARGES AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE IN A CVD POPULATION
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3015(10)72785-6