The effect of water accessibility on child health in China

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1343-1356

  Mangyo, Eiji ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child health; China; Drinking water; Fixed effects; Non random project placement

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD HEALTH; DRINKING WATER; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 50249113171     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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