The Health and Poverty of Nations: From theory to practice

Journal of Human Development

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-71

  Bloom, David ^a   Canning, David ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic Growth; Health; Health Sector; Hiv AIDS; Poverty; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345779885     PISSN: 14699516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1464988032000051487     Document Type: Article

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