The biophysical and geographical correlates of child malnutrition in Africa

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-46

  De Sherbinin, Alex ^a  

^a Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Hunger; Malnutrition; Spatial autocorrelation; Spatial data analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; FAMINE; HUNGER; MALNUTRITION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA; STARVATION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AFRICA;

EID: 78650670435     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.599     Document Type: Article

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