Private vaccination and public health: An empirical examination for U.S. measles

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 611-630

  Philipson, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0000390495     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146268     Document Type: Article

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