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Calculating the global burden of disease: time for a strategic reappraisal?

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  • Alan Williams, 1999. "Calculating the global burden of disease: time for a strategic reappraisal?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 8(1), pages 1-8, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:8:y:1999:i:1:p:1-8
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(199902)8:1<1::AID-HEC399>3.0.CO;2-B
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