Does women's work improve their nutrition: Evidence from the urban Philippines

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1475-1488

  Bisgrove, Eilene Z ^a   Popkin, Barry M ^b  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Income; Nutrient intakes; Philippines; Women's work

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHILIPPINES; POLICY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME; WELFARE; WELLBEING; WORK SCHEDULE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH IMPACT; INFORMAL SECTOR; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLICY IMPLICATION; URBAN AREA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S WORK;

PHILIPPINES, CEBU;

EID: 0030274282     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00046-9     Document Type: Article

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