Heterogeneity of child nutritional status between households: A comparison of six sub-Saharan African countries

Population Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 331-343

  Madise, Nyovani J ^a   Matthews, Zoë ^a   Margetts, Barrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033435234     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720308092     Document Type: Article

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