Income inequality and health: A multi-country analysis

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 195-207

  Asafu Adjaye, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health education; Income

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744481037     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290410515501     Document Type: Article

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