The impact of public services on health care and illness: A treatment effects model with sample selectivity

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-33

  Appleton, Simon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctr the Stud of African Economies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE; MORBIDITY TRENDS; SERVICE PROVISION;

KENYA;

EID: 0031747281     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jae.a020940     Document Type: Article

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