Market structure and gender disparity in health care: Preferences, competition, and quality of care

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-139

  Mcdevitt, Ryan C ^a   Roberts, James W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84897869922     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: 17562171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.12044     Document Type: Article

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