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Estimating a health production function for the US: some new evidence

James Thornton
Pages 59-62 | Published online: 05 Oct 2010

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Subhasree Basu Roy, Reed Neil Olsen & Huikuan Tseng. (2020) Do Hispanic immigrants spend less on medical care? Implications of the Hispanic health paradox. Applied Economics 52:36, pages 3951-3964.
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