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A Simulation Modelling Approach to Evaluating Alternative Policies for the Management of the Waiting List for Liver Transplantation

✍ Scribed by Julie Ratcliffe; Tracey Young; Martin Buxton; Tillal Eldabi; Ray Paul; Andrew Burroughs; George Papatheodoridis; Keith Rolles

Book ID: 110301251
Publisher: Springer US
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 74 KB
Volume: 4
Category: Article
ISSN: 1386-9620
DOI: 10.1023/a:1011405610919

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