A Geography of Children's Vulnerability: Gender, Household Resources, and Water-Related Disease Hazard in Northern Pakistan

Professional Geographer

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 120-133

  Halvorson, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Household resources; Northern Pakistan; Vulnerability; Water related diseases

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENDER ROLE; WATER SUPPLY;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0037932745     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.5502001     Document Type: Article

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