Biosimilars and patient safety risk: promoting policy protections in the health delivery system

Bryan A. Liang, Timothy Mackey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7175/rhc.v3i2.203

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Biosimilars; Clinical risk; Patient safety; Health delivery system

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