A QALY loss is a QALY loss is a QALY loss: a note on independence of loss aversion from health states
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Health Economics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1618-7598,1618-7601
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-018-1008-9