Risky Choices in Medical Decision Making: un Commentaire
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عنوان ژورنال: The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice
سال: 1986
ISSN: 1018-5895,1468-0440
DOI: 10.1057/gpp.1986.18