An implicit price of a daly for use in a cost-benefit analysis of arvs

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1413-1421

  Brent, Robert J ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALARIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79956214337     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840802600475     Document Type: Article

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