Private and public determinants of child nutrition in Nicaragua and Western Honduras

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 457-488

  David, Vincent ^a   Moncada, Marco ^a   Ordonez, Fidel ^a  

^a ESA Consultores   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Health; Height; Honduras; Infrastructure; Nicaragua; Nutritional status; Weight

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HONDURAS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICARAGUA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 10344256808     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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