The numbers, educational status and health of enrolled and non-enrolled school-age children in the Allai Valley, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1131-1140

  Hall, Andrew ^a   Kirby, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Census; Gender; Iodine deficiency; Non enrolment; Nutritional status; Pakistan; School age children

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

AGE STRUCTURE; CENSUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; PARENT; RANDOM SAMPLE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; EARTHQUAKES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PAKISTAN; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 77950090975     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.021     Document Type: Article

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