Progress toward the millenium development goals in Africa

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-52

  Sahn, David E ^a   Stifel, David C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Development goals; Poverty; Urban rural; Welfare measures

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; LIVING STANDARD;

AFRICA;

EID: 0037221967     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(02)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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