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. 1999 Apr 24;318(7191):1136.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7191.1136.

Economic notes: definitions of efficiency

S Palmer  1 , D J Torgerson
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Economic notes: definitions of efficiency

S Palmer et al. BMJ. .
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