Cost Effectiveness of Exemestane versus Tamoxifen in Post-Menopausal Women with Early Breast Cancer in Germany.

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Published in Breast Care (Basel) on December 11, 2009

Authors

Sebastian Braun1, Thomas Mittendorf, Thomas Menschik, Wolfgang Greiner, Johann-Matthias von der Schulenburg

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Health Economics, Leibniz University of Hanover, Germany.

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