Social inequality and children's health in Africa: a cross sectional study.

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Published in Int J Equity Health on June 14, 2016

Authors

Tim B Heaton1, Benjamin Crookston2, Hayley Pierce3, Acheampong Yaw Amoateng4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, 2033 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA. tim_heaton@byu.edu.
2: Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA.
3: Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, 2033 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
4: North-west University, Mafikeng, South Africa.

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