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Reza Yaesoubi, PhD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address490 Illinois Street, #71B
San Francisco CA 94158
Emailreza.yaesoubi@ucsf.edu
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    Sharif University of TechnologyBS2004Industrial Engineering
    North Carolina State UniversityMS2006Industrial and Systems Engineering
    North Carolina State UniversityPhD2010Industrial and Systems Engineering

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    1. Using risk prediction models to inform personalized, cost-effective treatment recommendations. medRxiv. 2025 Aug 11. Neves MR, Franke M, Mitnick C, Ciobanu N, Crudu V, Furin J, Cohen T, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 40832389; PMCID: PMC12363708.
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    2. Author Reply. Value Health. 2025 Sep; 28(9):1455-1456. Yaesoubi R. PMID: 40675214.
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    3. Correction to "Association between city-level sociodemographic and health factors and the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea in the US, 2000-2019: a spatial-temporal modeling study" The Lancet Regional Health-Americas 2025; 43, 101006]. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 May; 45:101079. Li J, Murray-Watson RE, St Cyr SB, Grad YH, Warren JL, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 40390774; PMCID: PMC12088775.
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    4. Association between city-level sociodemographic and health factors and the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea in the US, 2000-2019: a spatial-temporal modeling study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 Mar; 43:101006. Li J, Murray-Watson RE, St Cyr SB, Grad YH, Warren JL, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 39968293; PMCID: PMC11834109.
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    5. Factors associated with the delay in diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis at the patient and health system level: A study from a rural setting in India. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0316273. Hassan S, Yaesoubi R, Magnus OBH, Kanthali M, Purohit MR, Mustafa T. PMID: 39775521; PMCID: PMC11706485.
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    6. Health-related quality of life among extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients and inequalities by disease manifestations: a longitudinal study analysing the impact of TB treatment. Qual Life Res. 2025 Mar; 34(3):683-700. Hassan S, Purohit MR, Kanthali M, Yaesoubi R, Jain S, Mustafa T. PMID: 39636513; PMCID: PMC11920340.
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    7. Personalizing the empiric treatment of gonorrhea using machine learning models. PLOS Digit Health. 2024 Aug; 3(8):e0000549. Murray-Watson RE, Grad YH, St Cyr SB, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 39141668; PMCID: PMC11324139.
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    8. Net Monetary Benefit Lines Augmented with Value-of-Information Measures to Present the Results of Economic Evaluations under Uncertainty. Med Decis Making. 2024 10; 44(7):770-786. Yaesoubi R, Kunst N. PMID: 39056310.
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    9. Assessing thresholds of resistance prevalence at which empiric treatment of gonorrhea should change among men who have sex with men in the US: A cost-effectiveness analysis. PLoS Med. 2024 Jul; 21(7):e1004424. Yin X, Li Y, Rönn MM, Li S, Yuan Y, Gift TL, Hsu K, Salomon JA, Grad YH, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 38976754; PMCID: PMC11262662.
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    10. How Many Monte Carlo Samples Are Needed for Probabilistic Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? Value Health. 2024 11; 27(11):1553-1563. Yaesoubi R. PMID: 38977192.
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    11. Impact and cost-effectiveness of the 6-month BPaLM regimen for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Moldova: A mathematical modeling analysis. PLoS Med. 2024 May; 21(5):e1004401. James LP, Klaassen F, Sweeney S, Furin J, Franke MF, Yaesoubi R, Chesov D, Ciobanu N, Codreanu A, Crudu V, Cohen T, Menzies NA. PMID: 38701084; PMCID: PMC11101189.
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    12. Reply to "Considering Health Systems Worldwide: Point of View From a Middle-Income Country". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 02; 222(2):e2430900. Tu LH, Melnick E, Venkatesh AK, Sheth KN, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman HP, Mahajan A. PMID: 38294162.
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    13. The Impact of Rapid Drug Susceptibility Tests on Gonorrhea Burden and the Life Span of Antibiotic Treatments: A Modeling Study Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 01 08; 193(1):17-25. Yaesoubi R, Xi Q, Hsu K, Gift TL, St Cyr SB, Rönn MM, Salomon JA, Grad YH. PMID: 37625444; PMCID: PMC10773484.
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    14. Cost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 02; 222(2):e2330060. Tu LH, Melnick E, Venkatesh AK, Sheth KN, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman HP, Mahajan A. PMID: 37937837.
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    15. Resistance-minimising strategies for introducing a novel antibiotic for gonorrhoea treatment: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Microbe. 2023 10; 4(10):e781-e789. Reichert E, Yaesoubi R, Rönn MM, Gift TL, Salomon JA, Grad YH. PMID: 37619582; PMCID: PMC10865326.
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    16. CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 12; 221(6):836-845. Tu LH, Navaratnam D, Melnick ER, Forman HP, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Yaesoubi R, Sureshanand S, Sheth KN, Mahajan A. PMID: 37404082.
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    17. The Estimated Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Lost Due to Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis in the United States in 2018. J Infect Dis. 2023 04 18; 227(8):1007-1018. Li Y, You S, Lee K, Yaesoubi R, Hsu K, Gift TL, Chesson HW, Berruti AA, Salomon JA, Rönn MM. PMID: 36806950; PMCID: PMC10112678.
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    18. Cost-Effectiveness and Long-Term Savings of the Bright Bodies Intervention for Childhood Obesity. Value Health. 2023 08; 26(8):1183-1191. Pryor S, Savoye M, Nowicka P, Price G, Sharifi M, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 36967028; PMCID: PMC10518029.
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    19. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0280752. Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Yaesoubi R, Forman HP, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. PMID: 36893103; PMCID: PMC9997874.
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    20. Cost-effectiveness analysis of typhoid conjugate vaccines in an outbreak setting: a modeling study. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Mar 08; 23(1):143. Phillips MT, Antillon M, Bilcke J, Bar-Zeev N, Limani F, Debellut F, Pecenka C, Neuzil KM, Gordon MA, Thindwa D, Paltiel AD, Yaesoubi R, Pitzer VE. PMID: 36890448; PMCID: PMC9993384.
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    21. Resistance-minimizing strategies for introducing a novel antibiotic for gonorrhea treatment: a mathematical modeling study. medRxiv. 2023 Feb 17. Reichert E, Yaesoubi R, Rönn MM, Gift TL, Salomon JA, Grad YH. PMID: 36824857; PMCID: PMC9949214.
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    22. Estimation of the Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Lost Due to Syphilis Acquired in the United States in 2018. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 02 08; 76(3):e810-e819. Lee K, You S, Li Y, Chesson H, Gift TL, Berruti AA, Hsu K, Yaesoubi R, Salomon JA, Rönn M. PMID: 35684943; PMCID: PMC9907519.
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    23. Lifetime quality-adjusted life years lost due to genital herpes acquired in the United States in 2018: a mathematical modeling study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023 Mar; 19:100427. You S, Yaesoubi R, Lee K, Li Y, Eppink ST, Hsu KK, Chesson HW, Gift TL, Berruti AA, Salomon JA, Rönn MM. PMID: 36950038; PMCID: PMC10025423.
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    24. Generating simple classification rules to predict local surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Health Care Manag Sci. 2023 Jun; 26(2):301-312. Yaesoubi R, You S, Xi Q, Menzies NA, Tuite A, Grad YH, Salomon JA. PMID: 36692583; PMCID: PMC9872755.
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    25. Yield of Head Computed Tomography Examinations for Common Psychiatric Presentations and Implications for Medical Clearance From a 6-Year Analysis of Acute Hospital Visits. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 08 01; 182(8):879-881. Tu LH, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Yaesoubi R, Forman HP, Venkatesh AK. PMID: 35727595; PMCID: PMC9214629.
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    26. Predicting resistance to fluoroquinolones among patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis using machine learning methods. PLOS Digit Health. 2022; 1(6). You S, Chitwood MH, Gunasekera KS, Crudu V, Codreanu A, Ciobanu N, Furin J, Cohen T, Warren JL, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 36177394; PMCID: PMC9518704.
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    27. Evaluating spatially adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to reduce the incidence of gonococcal infection and increase the effective lifespan of antibiotics. PLoS Comput Biol. 2022 02; 18(2):e1009842. Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Hsu K, Gift TL, St Cyr SB, Salomon JA, Grad YH. PMID: 35139073; PMCID: PMC8863219.
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    28. Spatially targeted digital chest radiography to reduce tuberculosis in high-burden settings: A study of adaptive decision making. Epidemics. 2022 03; 38:100540. de Villiers AK, Dye C, Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Marx FM. PMID: 35093849; PMCID: PMC8983993.
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    29. Simple decision rules to predict local surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations during the winter and spring of 2022. medRxiv. 2021 Dec 14. Yaesoubi R, You S, Xi Q, Menzies NA, Tuite A, Grad YH, Salomon JA. PMID: 34931196; PMCID: PMC8687467.
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    30. Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting. Emerg Radiol. 2022 Feb; 29(1):81-88. Tu LH, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 34617133.
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    31. Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2022 03; 218(3):544-551. Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 34585611.
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    32. Reducing the Prevalence of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies in the United States: A Simulation Modeling Study. Med Decis Making. 2022 02; 42(2):217-227. Yaesoubi R, Mahin M, Martin G, Paltiel AD, Sharifi M. PMID: 34166146; PMCID: PMC8702569.
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    33. Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense?: The Cost-effectiveness of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda From the Societal Perspective. Ann Surg. 2021 02 01; 273(2):379-386. Yap A, Cheung M, Muzira A, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. PMID: 30907755; PMCID: PMC6752983.
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    34. Adaptive Policies to Balance Health Benefits and Economic Costs of Physical Distancing Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Med Decis Making. 2021 05; 41(4):386-392. Yaesoubi R, Havumaki J, Chitwood MH, Menzies NA, Gonsalves G, Salomon JA, Paltiel AD, Cohen T. PMID: 33504258; PMCID: PMC8084913.
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    35. Evaluation of 6-Month Versus Continuous Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Adults Living With HIV/AIDS in Malawi. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 12 15; 85(5):643-650. Hsieh YL, Jahn A, Menzies NA, Yaesoubi R, Salomon JA, Girma B, Gunde L, Eaton JW, Auld A, Odo M, Kiyiika CN, Kalua T, Chiwandira B, Mpunga JU, Mbendra K, Corbett L, Hosseinipour MC, Cohen T, Kunkel A. PMID: 33177475; PMCID: PMC8564780.
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    36. Tracking and predicting U.S. influenza activity with a real-time surveillance network. PLoS Comput Biol. 2020 11; 16(11):e1008180. Leuba SI, Yaesoubi R, Antillon M, Cohen T, Zimmer C. PMID: 33137088; PMCID: PMC7707518.
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    37. Cost-effectiveness of post-treatment follow-up examinations and secondary prevention of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting: a model-based analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 09; 8(9):e1223-e1233. Marx FM, Cohen T, Menzies NA, Salomon JA, Theron G, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 32827484; PMCID: PMC7549318.
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    38. Cost Benefit Analysis of Limited Reopening Relative to a Herd Immunity Strategy or Shelter in Place for SARS-CoV-2 in the United States. medRxiv. 2020 Jun 28. Schonberger RB, Listokin YJ, Ayres I, Yaesoubi R, Shelley ZR. PMID: 32607526; PMCID: PMC7325195.
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    39. Adaptive policies for use of physical distancing interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. medRxiv. 2020 Jun 01. Yaesoubi R, Havumaki J, Chitwood MH, Menzies NA, Gonsalves G, Salomon J, Paltiel AD, Cohen T. PMID: 32577698; PMCID: PMC7302307.
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    40. Adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to increase the effective life span of antibiotics among men who have sex with men in the United States: A mathematical modeling study. PLoS Med. 2020 04; 17(4):e1003077. Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Hsu K, Gift TL, Chesson H, Salomon JA, Grad YH. PMID: 32243443; PMCID: PMC7122693.
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    41. Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Uses of Polyvalent Meningococcal Vaccines in Niger: An Agent-Based Transmission Modeling Study. Med Decis Making. 2019 07; 39(5):553-567. Arifin SMN, Zimmer C, Trotter C, Colombini A, Sidikou F, LaForce FM, Cohen T, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 31268405; PMCID: PMC6786941.
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    42. Predicting the Impact of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines on Antimicrobial Resistance. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 03 07; 68(Suppl 2):S96-S104. Kaufhold S, Yaesoubi R, Pitzer VE. PMID: 30845324; PMCID: PMC6405272.
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    43. Accurate quantification of uncertainty in epidemic parameter estimates and predictions using stochastic compartmental models. Stat Methods Med Res. 2019 12; 28(12):3591-3608. Zimmer C, Leuba SI, Cohen T, Yaesoubi R. PMID: 30428780; PMCID: PMC6517086.
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    44. Use of daily Internet search query data improves real-time projections of influenza epidemics. J R Soc Interface. 2018 10 10; 15(147). Zimmer C, Leuba SI, Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. PMID: 30305417; PMCID: PMC6228485.
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    45. Prospects for Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States: Results of a Transmission Dynamic Model. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 09 01; 187(9):2011-2020. Menzies NA, Cohen T, Hill AN, Yaesoubi R, Galer K, Wolf E, Marks SM, Salomon JA. PMID: 29762657; PMCID: PMC6119121.
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    46. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda. Surgery. 2018 11; 164(5):953-959. Yap A, Muzira A, Cheung M, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. PMID: 29801729; PMCID: PMC6399742.
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    47. Progression from latent infection to active disease in dynamic tuberculosis transmission models: a systematic review of the validity of modelling assumptions. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 08; 18(8):e228-e238. Menzies NA, Wolf E, Connors D, Bellerose M, Sbarra AN, Cohen T, Hill AN, Yaesoubi R, Galer K, White PJ, Abubakar I, Salomon JA. PMID: 29653698; PMCID: PMC6070419.
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    48. Tuberculosis control interventions targeted to previously treated people in a high-incidence setting: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2018 04; 6(4):e426-e435. Marx FM, Yaesoubi R, Menzies NA, Salomon JA, Bilinski A, Beyers N, Cohen T. PMID: 29472018; PMCID: PMC5849574.
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    49. The cost-effectiveness of alternative vaccination strategies for polyvalent meningococcal vaccines in Burkina Faso: A transmission dynamic modeling study. PLoS Med. 2018 01; 15(1):e1002495. Yaesoubi R, Trotter C, Colijn C, Yaesoubi M, Colombini A, Resch S, Kristiansen PA, LaForce FM, Cohen T. PMID: 29364884; PMCID: PMC5783340.
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    50. A Likelihood Approach for Real-Time Calibration of Stochastic Compartmental Epidemic Models. PLoS Comput Biol. 2017 01; 13(1):e1005257. Zimmer C, Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. PMID: 28095403; PMCID: PMC5240920.
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    51. Identifying cost-effective dynamic policies to control epidemics. Stat Med. 2016 12 10; 35(28):5189-5209. Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. PMID: 27449759; PMCID: PMC5096998.
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    52. Identifying dynamic tuberculosis case-finding policies for HIV/TB coepidemics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jun 04; 110(23):9457-62. Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. PMID: 23690585; PMCID: PMC3677479.
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    53. Generalized Markov Models of Infectious Disease Spread: A Novel Framework for Developing Dynamic Health Policies. Eur J Oper Res. 2011 Dec 16; 215(3):679-687. Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. PMID: 21966083; PMCID: PMC3182455.
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    54. Dynamic health policies for controlling the spread of emerging infections: influenza as an example. PLoS One. 2011; 6(9):e24043. Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. PMID: 21915279; PMCID: PMC3167826.
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    55. Payment contracts in a preventive health care system: a perspective from operations management. J Health Econ. 2011 Dec; 30(6):1188-96. Yaesoubi R, Roberts SD. PMID: 21978522.
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    56. A game-theoretic framework for estimating a health purchaser's willingness-to-pay for health and for expansion. Health Care Manag Sci. 2010 Dec; 13(4):358-77. Yaesoubi R, Roberts SD. PMID: 20703814.
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