Health insurance and the welfare of health care consumers

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-133

  Chiu, W Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer welfare; Health care; Insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031115815     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(96)01619-2     Document Type: Article

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