A transform-both-sides modulus power model: An application in health care

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 741-745

  Tuckman, Howard P ^b   Chang, Cyril F ^a   Okunade, Albert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039171402     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048599352321     Document Type: Article

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