A pharmacoeconomic analysis of liver transplant charges.

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Published in Prog Transplant on December 01, 2007

Authors

Timothy M Clifford1, Thomas D Johnston, Hoonbae Jeon, Roberto Gedaly, Dinesh Ranjan

Author Affiliations

1: UK HealthCare, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

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