Axioms for health care resource allocation

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Axioms for health care resource allocation. / Østerdal, Lars Peter.

In: Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2005, p. 679-702.

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Østerdal, LP 2005, 'Axioms for health care resource allocation', Journal of Health Economics, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 679-702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.11.008

APA

Østerdal, L. P. (2005). Axioms for health care resource allocation. Journal of Health Economics, 24(4), 679-702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.11.008

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Østerdal LP. Axioms for health care resource allocation. Journal of Health Economics. 2005;24(4):679-702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.11.008

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Østerdal, Lars Peter. / Axioms for health care resource allocation. In: Journal of Health Economics. 2005 ; Vol. 24, No. 4. pp. 679-702.

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