Income and the use of prescription drugs for near retirement individuals

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Income and the use of prescription drugs for near retirement individuals. / Leth-Petersen, Søren; Skipper, Niels.

In: Health Economics, Vol. 23, No. 3, 03.2014, p. 314–331.

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Leth-Petersen, S & Skipper, N 2014, 'Income and the use of prescription drugs for near retirement individuals', Health Economics, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 314–331. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2940

APA

Leth-Petersen, S., & Skipper, N. (2014). Income and the use of prescription drugs for near retirement individuals. Health Economics, 23(3), 314–331. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2940

Vancouver

Leth-Petersen S, Skipper N. Income and the use of prescription drugs for near retirement individuals. Health Economics. 2014 Mar;23(3):314–331. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2940

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Leth-Petersen, Søren ; Skipper, Niels. / Income and the use of prescription drugs for near retirement individuals. In: Health Economics. 2014 ; Vol. 23, No. 3. pp. 314–331.

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