Family size and children's education in Matlab, Bangladesh

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-256

  Razzaque, Abdur ^a,b   Streatfield, Peter Kim ^a   Evans, Ann ^b  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BANGLADESH; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847610117     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932006001398     Document Type: Article

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