Micro-level estimation of child undernutrition indicators in Cambodia

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 520-553

  Fujii, Tomoki ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MALNUTRITION; POLICY ANALYSIS;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 80053217119     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhq016     Document Type: Article

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