Child health in rural Colombia: Determinants and policy interventions

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 411-438

  Attanasio, Orazio ^a,b   Gomez, Luis Carlos ^c   Rojas, Ana Gomez ^c   Vera Hernández, Marcos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^c Econometria Consultores   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Children's health; Height; Household consumption; Public infrastructure; Weight

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COLOMBIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 10344230019     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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