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Cost-benefit analysis in health care expenditure decision-making

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Weight: 406 KB
Volume: 1
Category: Article
ISSN: 1057-9230
DOI: 10.1002/hec.4730010403

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