Sex differences in health indicators among children in African DHS surveys

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 601-614

  Garenne, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORY; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DEHYDRATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0142088589     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932003006047     Document Type: Review

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