Do less populous countries receive more development assistance for health per capita? Longitudinal evidence for 143 countries, 1990-2014

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Martinsen, Lene ^a   Ottersen, Trygve ^a   Dieleman, Joseph L ^b   Hessel, Philipp ^c   Kinge, Jonas Minet ^a   Skirbekk, Vegard ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

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EID: 85061801429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000528     Document Type: Review

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