Modern medicine and the twentieth century decline in mortality: Evidence on the impact of sulfa drugs

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-146

  Jayachandran, Seema ^a   Lleras Muney, Adriana ^b   Smith, Kimberly V ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 78149402890     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.2.118     Document Type: Article

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