Economic growth, longevity and the epidemiological transition

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-174

  Morand, Olivier F ^a  

^a Department of Economics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Epidemiological transition; Longevity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; INVESTMENT; LONGEVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3042584401     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-003-0219-9     Document Type: Article

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