Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 381-387

  Morris, Saul S ^a   Carletto, Calogero ^a   Hoddinott, John ^a   Christiaensen, Luc J M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALAWI; MALI; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA;

AFRICA; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PROXY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034113975     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.5.381     Document Type: Article

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