Defense Ilaria Passarani

8 October 2019

Ilaria Passarani defended her PhD dissertation October 8, 2019 at Maastricht University (Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht).

The title of her dissertation is: 'The Role of Evidence in the Formulation of European Public Health Policies. A Comparative Case Study Analysis'. Supervisor: Prof. dr. Hans Maarse. Co-supervisor: Dr. Aggie Paulus.

Read her thesis here.

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