Investing in health: Overcoming the poverty trap by effective and efficient health care

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 415-421

  Flessa, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commission on Macroeconomics and Health; Dynaxity; Health economics; Poverty trap; Value system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POVERTY;

EID: 35348890431     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-007-0115-3     Document Type: Article

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