Inter-vivos transfers and exchange

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 157-172

  Norton, Edward C ^a   Van Houtven, Courtney Harold ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 33747052798     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20111880     Document Type: Article

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