A cost-benefit analysis of female primary education as a means of reducing HIV/AIDS in Tanzaniay

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1731-1743

  Brent, Robert J ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HUMAN CAPITAL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

TANZANIA;

EID: 77951091997     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840601032235     Document Type: Article

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