Policy-related determinants of child nutritional status in China: The effect of only-child status and access to healthcare

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1531-1538

  Bredenkamp, Caryn ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; China; Fertility; Health; Healthcare; Income; Nutritional status; One child policy

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MODELING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INCOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONLY CHILD; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 71149103015     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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