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Aligning Health Economics Methods to Fit with the Changing World of Public Health

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Frew, E. Aligning Health Economics Methods to Fit with the Changing World of Public Health. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 15, 287–289 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40258-017-0319-9

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