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Book Title: Beyond Survival: Protecting Households From Health Shocks In...
Item Weight: 0.64 lbs
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Truman G. Packard, Cristian C. Baeza
Publication Name: Beyond Survival : Protecting Households from Health Shocks in Latin America
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Series: Latin American Development Forum Ser.
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 170 Pages
