Tax credits, insurance, and the use of medical care

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 345-365

  Smart, Michael ^a   Stabile, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; TAX SYSTEM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19944417632     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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