Determinants of children's nutritional status in Kenya: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-387

  Kabubo Mariara, Jane ^a   Ndenge, Godfrey K ^b   Mwabu, Domisiano K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Kenya National Bureau of Statistics   (Kenya)

^c International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre CIMMYT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMETRICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH CARE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIMULATION;

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

EID: 66749106855     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejn024     Document Type: Article

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