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Practical Applications of Decision Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Mary D. Nettleman*
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
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Division of Clinical Epidemiology, C41 GH, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242

Abstract

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1988

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