Effects of prenatal and early life malnutrition: Evidence from the Greek famine

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 479-488

  Neelsen, Sven ^a   Stratmann, Thomas ^b  

^a IFO INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

015; Barker's hypothesis; Early life health shocks; Famine; I10; I15; I20; I25; J24; Malnutrition; N54

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FAMINE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; LABOR MARKET; MALNUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FETAL MALNUTRITION; GREECE; HUMAN; HUNGER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STARVATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREECE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RURAL HEALTH; STARVATION; URBAN HEALTH;

GREECE;

EID: 79957880934     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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