Child health and mortality in Guinea-Bissau: does health knowledge matter?

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Child health and mortality in Guinea-Bissau : does health knowledge matter? / Kovsted, Jens Anders; Pörtner, Claus Christian; Tarp, Finn.

I: Journal of African Economies, Bind 11, Nr. 4, 2002, s. 542-560.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Kovsted, JA, Pörtner, CC & Tarp, F 2002, 'Child health and mortality in Guinea-Bissau: does health knowledge matter?', Journal of African Economies, bind 11, nr. 4, s. 542-560. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/11.4.542

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Kovsted, J. A., Pörtner, C. C., & Tarp, F. (2002). Child health and mortality in Guinea-Bissau: does health knowledge matter? Journal of African Economies, 11(4), 542-560. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/11.4.542

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Kovsted JA, Pörtner CC, Tarp F. Child health and mortality in Guinea-Bissau: does health knowledge matter? Journal of African Economies. 2002;11(4):542-560. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/11.4.542

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Kovsted, Jens Anders ; Pörtner, Claus Christian ; Tarp, Finn. / Child health and mortality in Guinea-Bissau : does health knowledge matter?. I: Journal of African Economies. 2002 ; Bind 11, Nr. 4. s. 542-560.

Bibtex

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