Pharmacoeconomics applied to chronic hepatitis C
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Pharmacoeconomics applied to chronic hepatitis C.
Life expectancy has increased over the last century as it had never been before. This is the result of a combination of many favorable variables such as level of education, improved socio-economic environment and development of medicine. However, new improvements demand heavy investment. Thus, the incorporation of medical technology became a health and economic issue. The pharmacoeconomic knowl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702006000100010