Exploring policy-makers’ perspectives on disinvestment from ineffective healthcare practices
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Exploring policy-makers' perspectives on disinvestment from ineffective healthcare practices.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0266-4623,1471-6348
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462307080014