EBK HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY
EBK HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781337668279
Author: Henderson
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 5, Problem 6QAP
To determine

Futility of estimating a model of health care demand by the individual patient in a world where the physicians determine what the patients should use.

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