Choice modelling research in health economics

Handbook of Choice Modelling

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 675-687

  Lancsar, Emily ^a   Burge, Peter ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 84958120487     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781003152.00039     Document Type: Chapter

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