With the help of one's neighbors: Externalities in the production of nutrition in Peru

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2019-2031

  Alderman, Harold ^a   Hentschel, Jesko ^a   Sabates, Ricardo ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalities; Female education; Nutrition; Peru; Sanitation; Water

Indexed keywords

CHILD; FEMALE EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SANITATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERU; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

BODY HEIGHT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRICITY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INVESTMENTS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERU; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SANITATION; URBAN HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY; WOMEN;

PERU;

EID: 0037402815     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00183-1     Document Type: Article

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