Women's autonomy and its relationship to children's nutrition among the Rendille of northern Kenya

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-64

  Brunson, Emily K ^a   Shell Duncan, Bettina ^a   Steele, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NORTH KOREA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 59549086287     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20815     Document Type: Article

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