Tuskegee and the health of black men

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 407-455

  Alsan, Marcella ^a   Wanamaker, Marianne ^b  

^a BUREAU FOR RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 85044604863     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjx029     Document Type: Article

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