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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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Françoise F Homers¹, Jacques Massol², Patricia Maillère³

¹Service Évaluation Économique et de Santé Publique, Haute Autorité de Santé, Saint-Denis La Plaine Cedex, France.

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France agences de santé assurance maladie population cible prise de décision produits pharmaceutiques remboursement des médicaments

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