Principal agency theory and health care utilization

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 429-441

  Schneider, Helen ^a   Mathios, Alan ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 33745444520     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbj025     Document Type: Article

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