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Dermatology

The cost-effectiveness of 5-FU-SA in the treatment of actinic keratoses of the face and scalp in the UK secondary care setting

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Pages 221-227 | Received 01 Jul 2016, Accepted 19 Sep 2016, Published online: 01 Nov 2016

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