Infant mortality and child health in Brazil

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 391-410

  Alves, Denisard ^a   Belluzzo, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Demand for child health; Height; Panel data models; Weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; SANITATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 10344255738     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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