Pitfalls in the economic analysis of aging

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-184

  Van Dalen, Hendrik P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0030116284     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0161-8938(95)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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