Estimating a health production function for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-164

  Fayissa, Bichaka ^a   Gutema, Paulos ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 12844277389     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840412331313521     Document Type: Article

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