Health, nutrition and prosperity: A microeconomic perspective

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 106-113

  Thomas, Duncan ^a   Frankenberg, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Cost of illness; Deficiency diseases economics; Efficiency; Employment; Epidemiologic studies (source: MeSH, NLM); Iron deficiency; Nutritional status; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; MICROECONOMICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK CAPACITY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CAUSALITY; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0036200854     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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