Essential medicines for breast cancer in low and middle income countries.

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Published in BMC Cancer on August 18, 2015

Authors

Y T Bazargani1, A de Boer2, J H M Schellens3,4, H G M Leufkens5, Aukje K Mantel-Teeuwisse6

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, David de Wied building, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. y.bazargani@uu.nl.
2: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, David de Wied building, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. a.deboer@uu.nl.
3: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, David de Wied building, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. J.H.M.Schellens@uu.nl.
4: Division of Clinical Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. J.H.M.Schellens@uu.nl.
5: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, David de Wied building, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. H.G.M.Leufkens@uu.nl.
6: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, David de Wied building, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. A.K.Mantel@uu.nl.

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