Sanitation, Disease Externalities, and Anemia: Evidence From Nepal
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- Diane Coffey & Michael Geruso & Dean Spears, 2018. "Sanitation, Disease Externalities and Anaemia: Evidence From Nepal," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 128(611), pages 1395-1432, June.
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- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
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