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Gender role and child health care utilization in Nepal

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  • Pokhrel, Subhash
  • Snow, Rachel
  • Dong, Hengjin
  • Hidayat, Budi
  • Flessa, Steffen
  • Sauerborn, Rainer

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  • Pokhrel, Subhash & Snow, Rachel & Dong, Hengjin & Hidayat, Budi & Flessa, Steffen & Sauerborn, Rainer, 2005. "Gender role and child health care utilization in Nepal," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(1), pages 100-109, September.
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