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The Demand for Health Checkups under Uncertainty

In: Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States

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  • Tadashi Yamada
  • Tetsuji Yamada

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  • Tadashi Yamada & Tetsuji Yamada, 2003. "The Demand for Health Checkups under Uncertainty," NBER Chapters, in: Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States, pages 267-314, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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