Changing inequalities in utilisation of inpatient care in rural India: Evidence from the NSS

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 45, Issue 46, 2010, Pages 84-91

  Mukherjee, Subrata ^a   Levesque, Jean Frederic ^b  

^a Institute of Development Studies   (India)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 79151484498     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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