Socio-economic determinants of life expectancy in Nigeria (1980 – 2011)
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Socio-economic determinants of life expectancy in Nigeria (1980 – 2011)
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Economics Review
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2191-1991
DOI: 10.1186/s13561-014-0037-z