Infant health and longevity: Evidence from a historical intervention in Sweden

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1101-1157

  Bhalotra, Sonia ^a   Karlsson, Martin ^b   Nilsson, Therese ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

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EID: 85037817849     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeea/jvw028     Document Type: Article

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