Health as a family matter: Do intra-household education externalities matter for maternal and child health?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 562-585

  Lindelow, Magnus ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL HEALTH;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43149111619     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380801980905     Document Type: Article

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