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... inhaled nitric oxide for the treatment of HRF and reveals a rarity in today's world of rising medical costs: a breakthrough treatment that benefits patients and is less expensive than the standard treatment. "It's almost unprecedented to hear of an advanced medication that actually saves money compared with......somal dominant neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus reveals progressive loss of vasopressin-producing neurons AUTHOR CONTACT: J. Larry Jameson Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA Phone: 312-926-9436 Fax: 312-926-7260 E-mail: ljameson@northwestern.edu View the PDF of this article at: https://w...New report reveals long standing problems in NHS research strategy
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