The costs and benefits of kin: Kin networks and children's health among the Pimbwe of Tanzania

Human Nature

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-395

  Hadley, Craig ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Child care; Nutritional status; Social support; Tanzania; Underweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544383502     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-004-1015-7     Document Type: Article

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