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HEALTH ECONOMICS

Investigating the economic burden of ALS in Greece: A cost-of-illness approach

Kostas AthanasakisDepartment of Health Economics, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
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Ilias-Ioannis KyriopoulosDepartment of Health Economics, National School of Public Health, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Manthos SiderisDepartment of Health Economics, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
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Michael Rentzos‘A’ Department of Neurology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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John Evdokimidis‘A’ Department of Neurology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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John KyriopoulosDepartment of Health Economics, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
Pages 63-64 | Received 13 Jan 2014, Accepted 03 Jun 2014, Published online: 14 Jul 2014

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