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Original article

Assessment of adherence, persistence, and costs among valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide retrospective cohorts in free-and fixed-dose combinations

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Pages 2597-2607 | Accepted 03 Jul 2008, Published online: 06 Aug 2008

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