Influence of the Introduction of a Per-Visit Copayment on Health Care Use and Expenditures: The Korean Experience

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-56

  Jung, Ki Taig ^a,b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0039917249     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253490     Document Type: Article

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