The Economic Value of Changing Mortality Probabilities: A Decision-Theoretic Approach
โ Scribed by Milton C. Weinstein, Donald S. Shepard and Joseph S. Pliskin
- Book ID
- 124315663
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 472 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-5533
- DOI
- 10.2307/1884546
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