Time Preferences and Medication Adherence: A FieldExperiment with Pregnant Women in South Africa

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Time Preferences and Medication Adherence: A FieldExperiment with Pregnant Women in South Africa. / Barron, Kai; Damgaard, Mette Trier; Gravert, Christina; Norrgren, Lisa.

2020.

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Barron, K, Damgaard, MT, Gravert, C & Norrgren, L 2020 'Time Preferences and Medication Adherence: A FieldExperiment with Pregnant Women in South Africa'. <https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/publikationer/working-papers/CEBI_WP_29-20.2.pdf>

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Barron, K., Damgaard, M. T., Gravert, C., & Norrgren, L. (2020). Time Preferences and Medication Adherence: A FieldExperiment with Pregnant Women in South Africa. CEBI Working Paper Series No. 29/30 https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/publikationer/working-papers/CEBI_WP_29-20.2.pdf

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Barron K, Damgaard MT, Gravert C, Norrgren L. Time Preferences and Medication Adherence: A FieldExperiment with Pregnant Women in South Africa. 2020.

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Barron, Kai ; Damgaard, Mette Trier ; Gravert, Christina ; Norrgren, Lisa. / Time Preferences and Medication Adherence: A FieldExperiment with Pregnant Women in South Africa. 2020. (CEBI Working Paper Series; No. 29/30).

Bibtex

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