Oportunidades to reduce overweight and obesity in Mexico?

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 1-18

  Andalõn, Mabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

causal effect; LATE; obesity; Oportunidades; Regression discontinuity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEXICO; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79961077066     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1773     Document Type: Article

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