Income and the use of prescription drugs by the elderly: Evidence from the notch cohorts

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 411-432

  Moran, John R ^a   Simon, Kosali Ilayperuma ^b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; ELDERLY CARE; INCOME; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 33745088693     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xli.2.411     Document Type: Article

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