Socio-economic characteristics and obesity in underdeveloped economies: Does income really matter?

Applied Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-169

  Abdulai, Awudu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 77950912286     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701604313     Document Type: Article

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