The spatial distribution of health establishments in Nigeria

Etude de la Population Africaine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 680-696

  Nwakeze, Ngozi M ^a   Kandala, Ngianga Bakwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care; Health facilities; Health policies and spatial distribution; Nigerian economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884765976     PISSN: 08505780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11564/25-2-251     Document Type: Article

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