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Original Research

Association Between Supplemental Private Health Insurance and Burden of Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditure in China: A Novel Approach to Estimate Two-Part Model with Random Effects Using Panel Data

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Pages 323-334 | Published online: 14 Apr 2020

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