Public preferences for prevention versus cure: what if an ounce of prevention is worth only an ounce of cure?

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Published in Med Decis Making on June 23, 1998

Authors

P A Ubel1, M D Spranca, M L Dekay, J C Hershey, D A Asch

Author Affiliations

1: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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