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. 1992 Mar;65(3):309–310. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1992.64

Opportunity cost--a neglected aspect of cancer treatment.

A J Munro, D Sebag-Montefiore
PMCID: PMC1977601  PMID: 1558782

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