Genetic endowments, parental and child health in rural Ethiopia

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 194-221

  Kebede, Bereket ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS;

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

EID: 20444500550     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0036-9292.2005.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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