Optimal expectations and limited medical testing: Evidence from huntington disease

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 804-830

  Oster, Emily ^a,b   Shoulson, Ira ^c   Dorsey, E Ray ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84878534874     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.2.804     Document Type: Article

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