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"Quick and dirty numbers"?: The reliability of a stated-preference technique for the measurement of preferences for resource allocation

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  • Schwappach, David L.B. & Strasmann, Thomas J., 2006. ""Quick and dirty numbers"?: The reliability of a stated-preference technique for the measurement of preferences for resource allocation," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(3), pages 432-448, May.
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