Civil war, crop failure, and child stunting in Rwanda

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 777-810

  Akresh, Richard ^a   Verwimp, Philip ^b   Bundervoet, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c International Rescue Committee ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CIVIL WAR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROP PERFORMANCE; HEALTH IMPACT; MALNUTRITION;

RWANDA;

EID: 79958786311     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660003     Document Type: Article

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