Evaluating the Impact of Health Policies: Using a Difference-in-differences Approach

Overview

Journal Int J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2019 Jan 5

PMID 30607473

Citations 13

Authors

Sahar Saeed

Erica E M Moodie

Erin C Strumpf

Marina B Klein

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