Welfare effects of banning genetic information in the life insurance market: The case of BRCA1/2 genes

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 523-546

  Hoy, Michael ^a   Witt, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 34548281606     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2007.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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