QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE-YEARS FOR THE ESTIMATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF SCREENING PROGRAMS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
✍ Scribed by Mäklin, Suvi; Räsänen, Pirjo; Laitinen, Riikka; Kovanen, Niina; Autti-Rämö, Ilona; Sintonen, Harri; Roine, Risto P.
- Book ID
- 111909744
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0266-4623
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