Cancer economics: on variations in the costs of treating cancer.
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چکیده
Oncology practice and economic realities are inexorably linked today. Developments in cancer economics are explored in this regular feature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
دوره 9 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002