Cardinal Scales for Public Health Evaluation

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Cardinal Scales for Public Health Evaluation. / Harvey, Charles M.; Østerdal, Lars Peter.

Cph. : Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2007.

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Harvey, CM & Østerdal, LP 2007 'Cardinal Scales for Public Health Evaluation' Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, Cph.

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Harvey, C. M., & Østerdal, L. P. (2007). Cardinal Scales for Public Health Evaluation. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.

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Harvey CM, Østerdal LP. Cardinal Scales for Public Health Evaluation. Cph.: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 2007.

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Harvey, Charles M. ; Østerdal, Lars Peter. / Cardinal Scales for Public Health Evaluation. Cph. : Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2007.

Bibtex

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