A risk-adjusted approach to comparing the return on investment in health care programs.

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Published in Int J Health Care Finance Econ on September 01, 2004

Authors

Pedram Sendi1, Maiwenn J Al, Heinz Zimmermann

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. psendi@uhbs.ch

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