Issues in Cost Effectiveness in Health Care
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Issues in cost effectiveness in health care.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health Dentistry
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0022-4006,1752-7325
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1989.tb02085.x