Willingness to Pay for Lives Saved by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
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Willingness to pay for lives saved by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services.
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عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital Emergency Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1090-3127,1545-0066
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802472004