Women's power and anthropometric status in Zimbabwe

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1517-1528

  Hindin, Michelle J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Gender; Power; Women; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MARRIAGE; POWER RELATIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARRIAGE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKLOAD; ZIMBABWE;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034676661     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00051-4     Document Type: Article

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