PND21 ESTIMATED COSTS OF FINGOLIMOD MONITORING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH RELAPSING REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.02.1131