The height of women in Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of health, nutrition, and income in childhood

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-410

  Akachi, Yoko ^a   Canning, David ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Nutrition; Stature; Sub Saharan Africa; Women's height

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY SIZE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INFANT MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447338839     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460701452868     Document Type: Article

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