A review of the application and contribution of discrete choice experiments to inform human resources policy interventions

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lagarde, Mylene ^a   Blaauw, Duane ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 68949202389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-62     Document Type: Review

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