Explaining child malnutrition in developing countries. A cross-country analysis

Research Report of the International Food Policy Research Institute

Volumn , Issue 111, 2000, Pages 1-112

  Piñeiro, Martin ^a   Miller, Geoff ^a   Dioum, Baba ^a   Eide, Wenche Barth ^a   Mayufis, Rebeca Grynspan ^a   Gunatilleke, Godfrey ^a   Handoussa, Heba Ahmad ^a   Holtz, Uwe ^a   Horton, Susan ^a   Kuyvenhoven, Arie ^a   Matsuoka, Susumu ^a   Monsod, Solita ^a   Ndulu, Benno ^a   Patel, I G ^a   Schuh, G Edward ^a   Pinstrup Andersen, Per ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLICY STRATEGY;

EID: 12944275613     PISSN: 08867372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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