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Is There a Role for Pharmacoeconomics in Developing Countries?

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  1. Discipline of Social & Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

    Asrul Akmal Shafie & Mohamed Azmi Hassali

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Shafie, A.A., Hassali, M.A. Is There a Role for Pharmacoeconomics in Developing Countries?. Pharmacoeconomics 29, 83–84 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2165/11585790-000000000-00000

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