Household production of health investment: Analysis and applications

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 791-806

  Goodman, Allen C ^a   Stano, Miron ^b   Tilford, John M ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 0033408165     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061276     Document Type: Article

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