Impact of Health Infrastructure on Child Health in Punjab, Pakistan

The objective of the study is to find the impact of health infrastructure on child health in Punjab, Pakistan. The study used the panel data collected from Punjab development statistics (PDS) between 2010 and 2016 for 35 districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) is used...

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Published in:Review of economics and development studies (Online) 2022-06, Vol.8 (2), p.85-96
Main Authors: Gillani, Seemab, Bhatti, Muhammad Azhar, Ali, Anum, Ahmad, Tusawar Iftikhar
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