Health Inequality between Ethnic Minority and Han Populations in China

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1452-1468

  Ouyang, Yusi ^a   Pinstrup Andersen, Per ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Children; China; Ethnic minorities; Health inequality

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT LEVEL; ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84860520290     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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