Is the relationship between socioeconomic status and health stronger for older children in developing countries?

Demography

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 303-324

  Cameron, Lisa ^a   Williams, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INCOME; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INCOME; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 69249171124     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0054     Document Type: Article

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