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. 2012 Sep 1;103(5):e395–e396. doi: 10.1007/BF03404449

The Need for Economic Evaluation in Primary Prevention of Cancer

Jean H E Yong 117,217, Jon Kerner 317, Jeffrey S Hoch 117,217,417,
PMCID: PMC6973585  PMID: 23617996

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