Economic growth and health in India: A panel cointegration assessment

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 223-241

  Pradhan, Rudra P ^a   Bagchi, Tapan P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NMIMS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Health; India; Panel cointegration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; INTEGRATION;

EID: 84870721630     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: 17415144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2012.050631     Document Type: Article

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