The Lifetime Distribution of Health Care Costs
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On the Distribution and Dynamics of Health Care Costs
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Health Services Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0017-9124,1475-6773
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00248.x