Measuring Health Gaps between the Rich and the Poor: A Review of the Literature and its Implications for Health Research in Africa.

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Published in J Public Health Africa on July 02, 2013

Authors

Amson Sibanda1, Henry V Doctor2

Author Affiliations

1: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs , Division for Social and Policy Development, New York.
2: Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health , New York, USA.

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