Migration and child growth in rural Guatemala

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-27

  Carletto, Calogero ^a   Covarrubias, Katia ^b   Maluccio, John A ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child growth; Food security; Migration; Stunting

Indexed keywords

CHILD; FAMINE; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; HUNGER; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MALNUTRITION;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651435294     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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