1996
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| Margaret K. Saunders is a population and health specialist in the Human Resources and Poverty Division of the World Bank's Economic Development Institute. Catherine A. Overholt is vice president of the Collaborative for Development Action, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts. |
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Policy choices and practical problems in health economics : cases from
Latin America and the Caribbean / edited by Catherine A. Overholt,
Margaret K. Saunders.
p. cm.(EDI learning resources series, ISSN 1020-3842)
ISBN 0-8213-3012-8
1. Medical economicsLatin AmericaCase studies. 2. Medical
economicsCaribbean AreaCase studies. 3. Medical careLatin
AmericaFinanceCase studies. 4. Medical careCaribbean Area
FinanceCase studies. I. Overholt, Catherine A., 1942
II. Saunders, Margaret K., 1957- . III. Series.
RA410.55.L29P65 1996
338.4'73621'098dc20 94-29559
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