The production of child health in Kenya: A structural model of birth weight

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-260

  Mwabu, Germano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; IMMUNIZATION; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WEIGHT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 61449249688     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejn013     Document Type: Article

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