Health insurance eligibility, utilization of medical care, and child health

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 431-466

  Currie, Janet ^a   Gruber, Jonathan ^a  

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EID: 0001544579     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2946684     Document Type: Article

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