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Health, Wealth and Wisdom: Exploring Multidimensional Inequality in a Developing Country

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  • Therese Nilsson, 2010. "Health, Wealth and Wisdom: Exploring Multidimensional Inequality in a Developing Country," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 95(2), pages 299-323, January.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9461-6
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