Do mothers decide?: The impact of preferences in healthcare

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 142-168

  Grytten, Jostein ^a   Skau, Irene ^a   Sørensen, Rune ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; IMMIGRANT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTOR;

NORWAY;

EID: 84875072092     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.48.1.142     Document Type: Article

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