Full disclosure--out-of-pocket costs as side effects.

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  • Peter A Ubel
  • Amy P Abernethy
  • S Yousuf Zafar
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The New England journal of medicine

دوره 369 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013