Economic incentives and contracts: The use of psychotropic medications

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-72

  Ling, Davina C ^a   Berndt, Ernst R ^b   Frank, Richard G ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 38149053572     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2007.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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