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Assessing the economic challenges posed by orphan drugs: A response to McCabe et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2007

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To the Editor:

In their comment on our study, McCabe et al. make several points, with which some we agree and some we do not. Here, we respond to the most pertinent issues, using the same twelve headings.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , July 2007 , pp. 401 - 404
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© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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