Why Are the Disability Rolls Skyrocketing? The Contribution of Population Characteristics, Economic Conditions, and Program Generosity
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Copyright 2008
ISBN 9780226132310
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Copy CitationMark Duggan and Scott A. Imberman, Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly (University of Chicago Press, 2009), chap. 11, https://www.nber.org/books-and-chapters/health-older-ages-causes-and-consequences-declining-disability-among-elderly/why-are-disability-rolls-skyrocketing-contribution-population-characteristics-economic-conditions.Download Citation
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