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Economic evaluation in health care: an introduction for psychiatrists

✍ Scribed by A. McGuire; M. Drummond

Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 882 KB
Volume: 28
Category: Article
ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: 10.1007/bf00788739

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