Death and dignity: Terminal illness and the market for non-treatment

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 263-294

  Byrne, Margaret M ^a   Thompson, Peter ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Health expenditures; Health insurance; I3; Quality of life; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000910946     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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