Subjective science: environmental cost-benefit analysis.
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Subjective science: environmental cost-benefit analysis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.111-a530