Taking the health aid debate to the subnational level: The impact and allocation of foreign health aid in Malawi

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Marty, Robert ^a   Dolan, Carrie B ^a   Leu, Matthias ^a   Runfola, Daniel ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 85019278816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000129     Document Type: Article

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