4. Discount Rate in Economic Evaluation: From Theoretical Perspective
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology/Yakuzai ekigaku
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1342-0445,1882-790X
DOI: 10.3820/jjpe.17.33