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HIV economic burden of illness in the Veterans Health Administration population

Li WangAnalytic Research, STATinMED Research, Plano, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Seema HaiderGlobal Established Pharma Business, Outcomes and Evidence, Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Katherine NedrowInfectious Disease, Global Outcomes Research, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USAView further author information
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Richard ChambersInfectious Disease, Global Outcomes Research, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USAView further author information
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Margaret TawadrousGlobal Established Pharma Business, Clinical Affairs, Pfizer, Inc., Groton, CT, USAView further author information
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Onur BaserDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan and Health Economics and Outcomes Research, STATinMED Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USAView further author information
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Kit N. SimpsonDepartment of Health Leadership and Management, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USAView further author information
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Pages 123-131 | Received 24 Mar 2014, Accepted 08 Jul 2014, Published online: 16 Sep 2014

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