The gender sensitivity of well-being indicators

Development and Change

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 465-497

  Saith, Ruhi ^a   Harriss White, Barbara ^a  

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Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER ROLE; NUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 0032831792     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7660.00126     Document Type: Article

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