Statistical vs. identified lives in benefit-cost analysis
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Statistical vs. Identified Lives in Benefit-Cost Analysis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0895-5646,1573-0476
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-007-9015-8