Cost effectiveness analysis of strategies for child health in developing countries
β Scribed by Tan-Torres Edejer, Tessa ;Aikins, Moses ;Black, Robert ;Wolfson, Lara ;Hutubessy, Raymond ;Evans, David B
- Book ID
- 111909532
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 331
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8138
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