Measure and determinants of health state in South Africa;La mesure et les determinants de l'etat de sante en Afrique du Sud

Revue d'Economie du Developpement

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 9-37

  Charasse, Cécile ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APARTHEID; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; RACIAL DISPARITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033367854     PISSN: 12454060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3406/recod.1999.1006     Document Type: Article

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