Economic fluctuations and health outcome: A panel analysis of Asia-Pacific countries

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-530

  Lin, Shin Jong ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 60349116205     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701720754     Document Type: Article

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