Fertility and the health of children: A nonparametric investigation

Advances in Econometrics

Volumn 21, Issue , 2008, Pages 167-195

  Henderson, Daniel J ^a   Millimet, Daniel L ^a   Parmeter, Christopher F ^a   Wang, Le ^a  

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EID: 39749105258     PISSN: 07319053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0731-9053(07)00007-2     Document Type: Review

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