On the Concept of Health Capital and the Demand for Health
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Health investments produce health in the following periods.
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- Authors
- Grossman, M.
- Corresponding author
- Grossman, Michael
- ORCID
- Grossman, Michael
- Venue
- Journal of Political Economy
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1972-03
- Volume
- 80
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 223-255
- ISSN
- 0022-3808 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-534X
- OpenAlex
- W4252307431
- Cited by
- 5,951
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 39.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Political Economy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Global Health Care Issues
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Keywords
- health capital, health investment, health economics
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