The impact of altitude on infant health in South America

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-211

  Wehbya, George L ^a   Castilla, Eduardo E ^b,c   Lopez Camelo, Jorge ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b CEMIC   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Altitude; Birth weight; Infant health; Quantile regression; South America

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 77956650535     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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