A production function for physician services revisited

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 184-191

  Thurston, Norman K ^a,b   Libby, Anne M ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0036005241     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465302317332017     Document Type: Review

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