The utilisation of curative healthcare in Mozambique: Does income matter?

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 435-482

  Lindelow, Magnus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

O12; Q13

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH CARE; INCOME; SERVICE PROVISION;

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

EID: 24044482934     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/eji015     Document Type: Article

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