Area Differences in Utilization of Medical Care and Mortality Among U.S. Elderly
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- Victor R. Fuchs & Mark B. McClellan & Jonathan S. Skinner, 2004. "Area Differences in Utilization of Medical Care and Mortality among US Elderly," NBER Chapters, in: Perspectives on the Economics of Aging, pages 367-414, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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