Chapter 54 Health over the Life Course

Handbook of Development Economics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 3375-3474

  Strauss, John ^a   Thomas, Duncan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

economic development; health

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149094215     PISSN: 15734471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-4471(07)04054-5     Document Type: Review

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