Doctor-visit co-payment exemption for children: First look at the data

Finance a Uver - Czech Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-72

  Zápal, Jan ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Difference in difference; Doctor visit co payments

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349122812     PISSN: 00151920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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