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Original Research

Cost-effectiveness analysis on the use of rFSH + rLH for the treatment of anovulation in hypogonadotropic hypogonadal women

Enrico Papaleo1 Centro Scienze della Natalità, Gynecological-Obstetrics Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Carlo Alviggi2 Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University “Federico II” of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Giorgio Lorenzo Colombo3 Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy;4 SAVE Studi Analisi Valutazioni Economiche, Milan, Italy
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Claudio Pisanelli5 ACO San Filippo Neri, Rome, Italy;6 Società Italiana Di Farmacia Ospedaliera, Milan, Italy
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Claudio Ripellino7 CSD Medical Research Srl, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Salvatore Longobardi8 Medical Department, Merck Serono SpA, Rome, Italy
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Pier Luigi Canonico9 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Pages 479-484 | Published online: 25 Jun 2014

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