Pastoral sedentarization and its effects on children's diet, health, and growth among Rendille of Northern Kenya

Human Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 531-559

  Fratkin, Elliot ^a   Roth, Eric Abella ^b   Nathan, Martha A ^c  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Comm Health Ctr of Franklin County ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child growth; East Africa; Pastoralism; Sedentarization

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIET; HEIGHT; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PASTORALISM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 13444302776     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-004-6096-8     Document Type: Article

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