Individual time preferences for own health: An application of a dichotomous choice question with follow-up

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 649-654

  Van Der Pol, Marjon ^a   Cairns, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040143444     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048599352439     Document Type: Article

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