Paying on the Margin for Medical Care: Evidence from Breast Cancer Treatments

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Main Authors: Einav, Liran, Finkelstein, Amy, Williams, Heidi L
מחברים אחרים: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
פורמט: Article
שפה:en_US
יצא לאור: American Economic Association 2017
גישה מקוונת:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106819
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9941-6684
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-1505