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Pharmacotherapy

Cost-effectiveness analysis of dupilumab among patients with oral corticosteroid-dependent uncontrolled severe asthma in Japan

, MD, PhD, , MD, PhD, , PhD, , PhD, MBA, , PhD, MPA, , MSc & , PhD show all
Pages 2162-2173 | Received 18 Mar 2021, Accepted 17 Oct 2021, Published online: 08 Dec 2021

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