Wealthiest is not always healthiest: What explains differences in child mortality in West Africa?

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 192-227

  Ickowitz, Amy ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH POLICY; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL;

BURKINA FASO; GHANA;

EID: 84857860608     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejr035     Document Type: Article

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