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Consumer preferences in social health insurance

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  • Jan Kerssens
  • Peter Groenewegen

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  • Jan Kerssens & Peter Groenewegen, 2005. "Consumer preferences in social health insurance," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 6(1), pages 8-15, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:6:y:2005:i:1:p:8-15
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-004-0252-3
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