Does the minimum legal drinking age save lives?

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-336

  Miron, Jeffrey A ^a   Tetelbaum, Elina ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68049126429     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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