Determinants of well-being in North Korea: Evidence from the post-famine period

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-454

  Schwekendiek, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Child malnutrition; DPRK; Famine; Food aid; Health; Human biology; North Korea; Socio economics; Standard of living

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY SIZE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUNGER; IDEOLOGY; MATERNAL AGE; NORTH KOREA; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED NATIONS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WASTING SYNDROME; WELLBEING;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STARVATION;

EID: 55649102302     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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