Reducing child malnutrition in Nigeria: Combined effects of income growth and provision of information about mothers' access to health care services

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1973-1980

  Agee, Mark D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Child malnutrition; Information; Maternal health care; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL HEALTH; WELFARE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NIGERIA; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; YOUNG ADULT;

NIGERIA;

EID: 78349305725     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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