The puzzle of Muslim advantage in child survival in India

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-204

  Bhalotra, Sonia ^a   Valente, Christine ^b   van Soest, Arthur ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caste; Child survival; Gender; India; Religion

Indexed keywords

CASTE; EDUCATION; GENDER RELATIONS; ISLAMISM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MORTALITY; MOSLEM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISLAM; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

INDIA;

EID: 77950692023     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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