Nutrition, health and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a gender bias?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 913-932

  Klasen, Stephan ^a,b  

^a World Bank Resident Mission   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING REGION; GENDER BIAS; GENDER DISCRIMINATION; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY DATA; NUTRITION; POPULATION MORTALITY;

AFRICA, (SUB-SAHARA);

EID: 0030455233     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389608422446     Document Type: Review

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