How might India's public health systems be strengthened? Lessons from Tamil Nadu

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 46-60

  Gupta, Monica Das ^a   Desikachari, B R ^b   Shukla, Rajendra ^c   Somanathan, T V ^b   Padmanaban, P ^b   Datta, K K ^d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Government of Tamil Nadu   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

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EID: 84856469663     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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