The demand for medical care in Kenya

African Development Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 439-453

  Mwabu, Germane ^a   Wang'ombe, Joseph ^a   Nganda, Benjamin ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; USER FEE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33749459205     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2003.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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