Determinants of child nutrition in Malawi

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 628-640

  Chirwa, Ephraim W ^a   Pe Ngalawa, Harold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child malnutrition; Malawi; Stunting; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

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

EID: 59749101614     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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