Rural/urban differences in child growth and survival in Bolivia

Rural Sociology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 410-433

  Heaton, Tim B ^a   Forste, Renata ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MORTALITY; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SURVIVAL;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 0041917264     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.2003.tb00144.x     Document Type: Article

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