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Comorbidities and the willingness to pay for health improvements

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  • BLEICHRODT, Han
  • CRAINICH, David
  • EECKHOUDT, Louis

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  • BLEICHRODT, Han & CRAINICH, David & EECKHOUDT, Louis, 2003. "Comorbidities and the willingness to pay for health improvements," LIDAM Reprints CORE 1699, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    • Handle: RePEc:cor:louvrp:1699
    DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(02)00047-6
    Note: In : Journal of Public Economics, 87, 2399-2406, 2003.
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