MP69-08 PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PAYMENTS AND PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBING OF UROLOGIC DRUGS
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0022-5347,1527-3792
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.2304