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Public health investments and the infant mortality gap: Evidence from federal sanitation interventions on U.S. Indian reservations

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  • Watson, Tara, 2006. "Public health investments and the infant mortality gap: Evidence from federal sanitation interventions on U.S. Indian reservations," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 90(8-9), pages 1537-1560, September.
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