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Economic Evaluations of Health Service Interventions Targeting Patients with Multimorbidities: A Scoping Literature Review

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8623 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 6, 2024
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Published on: Jan 23, 2025
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