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Much ado about two: reconsidering retransformation and the two-part model in health econometrics

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  • Mullahy, John, 1998. "Much ado about two: reconsidering retransformation and the two-part model in health econometrics," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(3), pages 247-281, June.
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