Water accessibility and child health: Use of the leave-out strategy of instruments

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1000-1010

  Lamichhane, Dirga Kumar ^a   Mangyo, Eiji ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child health; Endogenous project placement; Fetching water time; Leave out strategy

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD HEALTH; CORRELATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAVE OUT STRATEGY OF INSTRUMENT; MALE; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SYMPTOM; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052853003     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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