The seven deadly sins of impact evaluations. 2008 SESPAS report;Los siete pecados capitales de la evaluación del impacto. Informe SESPAS 2008

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Victora, Cesar G ^a   Santos, Iná S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 45149123381     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13115101     Document Type: Editorial

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