EV3 A COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS INDEX TO INFORM CLINICAL DECISIONS
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.02.062