Mad cows and ecstasy: Chance and choice in an evidence-based society

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 367-383

  Smith, Adrian F M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039562114     PISSN: 09641998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2983324     Document Type: Article

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