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Comparing the welfare effects of public and private health care subsidies in the United Kingdom

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  • Parry, Ian W.H., 2005. "Comparing the welfare effects of public and private health care subsidies in the United Kingdom," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(6), pages 1191-1209, November.
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