Demand for healthcare services in Nigeria: A multivariate nested logit model

African Development Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 396-424

  Ichoku, H Eme ^a,b   Leibbrandt, Murray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NESTEDNESS;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33749474860     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2003.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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