Prenatal care and birthweight production: Evidence from South America

Applied Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-426

  Jewell, R Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33947354864     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500439028     Document Type: Article

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