On Decomposing the Causes of Health Sector Inequalities with an Application to Malnutrition Inequalities in Vietnam

@inproceedings{Wagstaff2001OnDT,
  title={On Decomposing the Causes of Health Sector Inequalities with an Application to Malnutrition Inequalities in Vietnam},
  author={Adam Wagstaff and Naoke Watanabe and Eddy van Doorslaer},
  year={2001}
}
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