The efficiency of immunization of infants by local government

Applied Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2341-2345

  Hollingsworth, Bruce ^a   Harris, Anthony ^a   Gospodarevskaya, Elena ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

IMMUNIZATION;

EID: 0037115326     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840210147158     Document Type: Article

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