Social learning and health insurance enrollment: Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme
β Scribed by Liu, Hong; Sun, Qi; Zhao, Zhong
- Book ID
- 121811507
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 960 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-2681
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