The effect of patient cost sharing on utilization, health, and risk protection

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2152-2184

  Shigeoka, Hitoshi ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84904437940     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.7.2152     Document Type: Article

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