Income distribution and consumer demand for health services. the case of prescribed medicines in the USA

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 497-503

  Huttin, Christine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0000104363     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368497326985     Document Type: Article

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