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Upstream Solutions: Does the Supplemental Security Income Program Reduce Disability in the Elderly?
dc.contributor.authorHerd, Pamelaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSchoeni, Robert F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHouse, James S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T19:42:35Z
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dc.date.issued2008-03en_US
dc.identifier.citationHERD, PAMELA; SCHOENI, ROBERT F.; HOUSE, JAMES S. (2008). "Upstream Solutions: Does the Supplemental Security Income Program Reduce Disability in the Elderly?." Milbank Quarterly 86(1): 5-45. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/72843>en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Incen_US
dc.rights2008 Milbank Memorial Funden_US
dc.subject.otherDisabilityen_US
dc.subject.otherSupplemental Security Incomeen_US
dc.subject.otherIncome Support Policyen_US
dc.titleUpstream Solutions: Does the Supplemental Security Income Program Reduce Disability in the Elderly?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
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dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Michigan, Ann Arboren_US
dc.identifier.pmid18307476en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00512.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceMilbank Quarterlyen_US
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