How will the reduction of tariffs and taxes on insecticide-treated bednets affect household purchases?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 892-899

  Simon, Jonathon L ^a   Larson, Bruce A ^b   Zusman, Alexander ^a   Rosen, Sydney ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Bedding and linens economics; Causality; Households; Insecticides therapeutic use economics; Malaria prevention and control; Models, Economic; Nigeria; Public policy; Taxes

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA; PRICE DETERMINATION;

BED NET; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; HOUSEHOLD; MALARIA; MARKET; NIGERIA; PURCHASING; REVIEW; TAX;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MARKETING; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NIGERIA; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXES; TIME FACTORS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0036442601     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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