Fuzzy efficiency without convexity

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Fuzzy efficiency without convexity. / Hougaard, Jens Leth; Balezentis, Tomas.

In: Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Vol. 255, 2014, p. 17–29.

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Hougaard, JL & Balezentis, T 2014, 'Fuzzy efficiency without convexity', Fuzzy Sets and Systems, vol. 255, pp. 17–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fss.2014.04.009

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Hougaard, J. L., & Balezentis, T. (2014). Fuzzy efficiency without convexity. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 255, 17–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fss.2014.04.009

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Hougaard JL, Balezentis T. Fuzzy efficiency without convexity. Fuzzy Sets and Systems. 2014;255:17–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fss.2014.04.009

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Hougaard, Jens Leth ; Balezentis, Tomas. / Fuzzy efficiency without convexity. In: Fuzzy Sets and Systems. 2014 ; Vol. 255. pp. 17–29.

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