Generic Drugs – Decreasing Costs and Room for Increased Number of Kidney Transplantations
By: Goce Spasovski
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0061 | Journal eISSN: 1857-8985 (formerly 0350-1914) | Journal ISSN: 1857-9345
Language: English, Russian
Page range: 133 - 138
Published online: Dec 30, 2015
Published in print: Dec 1, 2015
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
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