Health insurance, medical care, and health outcomes: A model of elderly health dynamics

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-114

  Yang, Zhou ^a   Gilleskie, Donna B ^b   Norton, Edward C ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRESCRIBING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; MORTALITY;

EID: 67649336966     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.44.1.47     Document Type: Article

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