An evaluation of financial incentive policies for organ donations in the united states

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Wellington, Alison J ^a   Sayre, Edward A ^b  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 78651066783     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2010.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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