The effect of health on economic growth: A production function approach

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Bloom, David E ^a   Canning, David ^a   Sevilla, Jaypee ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; International health

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROWTH DETERMINATION; HEALTH STATUS;

EID: 0346957278     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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