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Structural Pluralism and Life Expectancy in Less-Developed Countries: The Role of Women's Status

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  • Frank Young, 2001. "Structural Pluralism and Life Expectancy in Less-Developed Countries: The Role of Women's Status," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 55(2), pages 223-240, August.
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    DOI: 10.1023/A:1010982822560
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    1. R. Frey & Ali Al-Roumi, 1999. "Political Democracy and the Physical Quality of Life: The Cross-National Evidence," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 47(1), pages 73-97, May.
    2. Ulrike Boehmer & John Williamson, 1996. "The impact of women's status on infant mortality rate: A cross-national analysis," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 37(3), pages 333-360, March.
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    4. Frank Young, 1990. "Do some authoritarian governments foster physical quality of life?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 351-366, June.
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