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    Norman M. Kaplan (Professor of Internal Medicine)

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Kaplan, N.M. Pitfalls in the Interpretation of Pharmacoeconomic Studies. Pharmacoeconomics 1, 303–305 (1992). https://doi.org/10.2165/00019053-199201050-00001

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