Improvements in children's health: Does inequality matter?

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-143

  Sahn, David E ^a   Younger, Stephen D ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Health and nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 23144463368     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-005-4494-9     Document Type: Review

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