Household and community socioeconomic influences on early childhood malnutrition in Africa

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-313

  Fotso, Jean Christophe ^a   Kuate Defo, Barthelemy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AFRICA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33745325452     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932005026143     Document Type: Article

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