A comparison of health utility measures for the evaluation of multiple sclerosis treatments.

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Published in J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry on January 01, 2005

Authors

J D Fisk1, M G Brown, I S Sketris, L M Metz, T J Murray, K J Stadnyk

Author Affiliations

1: Abbie J. Lane Building, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Veterans Memorial Lane, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2E3, Canada. john.fisk@cdha.nshealth.ca

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