Does critical mass matter? Women's political representation and child health in developing countries

Social Forces

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 531-558

  Swiss, Liam ^a   Fallon, Kathleen M ^b   Burgos, Giovani ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84873151257     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sos169     Document Type: Article

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