Physician specialty choice under uncertainty

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 816-847

  Nicholson, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036453686     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342039     Document Type: Review

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