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The Effect of Disability Insurance on Health Investment

Evidence from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Disability Compensation Program

Perry Singleton
Journal of Human Resources, October 2009, 44 (4) 998-1022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.4.998
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