The effect of health investment on growth: A causality analysis

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 312-323

  Rivera, Berta ^b   Currais, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b NONE

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EID: 42149186861     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: 1573966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02296180     Document Type: Article

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