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Original Article

Cost-effectiveness of the sequential application of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia

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Pages 2315-2325 | Received 15 Jan 2014, Accepted 27 Oct 2014, Published online: 14 Jan 2015

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