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- 8
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- 1-8
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Alan Williams
(1999).
Calculating the global burden of disease: time for a strategic reappraisal?.
Health Economics
, 8
(1)
, 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1050(199902)8:1<1::aid-hec399>3.0.co;2-b
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- 10.1002/(sici)1099-1050(199902)8:1<1::aid-hec399>3.0.co;2-b