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Clinical uncertainty clouds pharmacoeconomic assessment of otitis media therapy

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Clinical uncertainty clouds pharmacoeconomic assessment of otitis media therapy. Drugs Ther. Perspect 5, 14–16 (1995). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-199505010-00006

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