Understanding the health and nutritional status of children in Ghana

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-74

  Asenso Okyere, W K ^a   Asante, F A ^a   Nube M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING DURATION; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NUTRIONAL STATUS;

GHANA;

EID: 0031437563     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(97)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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