Household consumption of infant foods in two low-income districts in Malawi

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 686-697

  Chiwaula, Levison Stanley ^a   Kaluwa, Ben M ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Household demand; Infant care; Infant food; Malawi; Multi stage budgeting

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INFANT FEEDING; LOW INCOME POPULATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 49249113932     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1448     Document Type: Article

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