QALYs, HYEs and individual preferences— A graphical illustration
✍ Scribed by Magnus Johannesson
- Book ID
- 113308488
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 868 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0277-9536
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