Child growth in the time of drought

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-436

  Hoddinott, John ^a   Kinsey, Bill ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0035623540     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.t01-1-00227     Document Type: Article

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