The impact of Mexico's conditional cash transfer programme, Oportunidades, on birthweight

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1405-1414

  Barber, Sarah L ^a   Gertler, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Conditional cash transfer; Human capital; Impact evaluation; Mexico

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; POLICY APPROACH;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEXICO; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WELFARE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 56049100733     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02157.x     Document Type: Article

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