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Evaluation of the drug treatment regimens for pulmonary tuberculosis and their cost-effectiveness

Mehran Zabihollah PharmacoEconomics Research Centre (PERC), University of St Andrews, St Katharine’s West, The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK. [email protected]
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Elisabeth MC Brock PharmacoEconomics Research Centre (PERC), University of St Andrews, St Katharine’s West, The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK. [email protected]
Pages 43-48 | Published online: 24 Feb 2005

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