Wealthier is healthier

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 841-868

  Pritchett, Lant ^a,c   Summers, Lawrence H ^b  

^a Plcy Res Dept of the World Bank

^b US Treasury Department

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; HEALTH IMPACT; INCOME EFFECTS; MORTALITY RATE; PER CAPITA INCOME; POPULATION MORTALITY;

EID: 0030436942     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146149     Document Type: Article

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