Microfinance programs and better health: Prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1925-1927

  Pronyk, Paul M ^a,b   Hargreaves, James R ^a,b   Morduch, Jonathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUNGER; UNITED NATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; HUNGER; POVERTY; UNITED NATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 35448976457     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.16.1925     Document Type: Note

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