Improving the performance of patent medicine vendors in Nigeria

Transforming Health Markets in Asia and Africa: Improving Quality and Access for the Poor

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 103-114

  Oladepo, Oladimeji ^a   Lucas, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904678534     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203102060     Document Type: Chapter

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