Correlates and determinants of child anthropometrics in Latin America: Background and overview of the symposium

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 335-351

  Behrman, Jere R ^a   Skoufias, Emmanuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Child malnourishment; Health demands; Health policies; Latin America and the Caribbean; Stunting; Wasting

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STUNTING SYNDROME;

EID: 10344237090     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.10.002     Document Type: Editorial

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