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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA): early diagnosis, therapy and economic impact

Eleonora Castellana1, Maria Rachele Chiappetta2

  • 1Hospital Pharmacy, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Piedmont, Italy ecastellana@cittadellasalute.to.it.

European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy : Science and Practice
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CLINICAL MEDICINECost-Benefit AnalysisECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICALNeuropathologyPATIENT SAFETYPEDIATRICSPHARMACISTSPHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL

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