Endogenous work hours and practice patterns of Canadian physicians

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-27

  Ferrall, Christopher ^a   Gregory, Allan W ^a   Tholl, William G ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CMAJ   (Canada)

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EID: 4344683437     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136374     Document Type: Article

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