Economic inequality and child stunting in Bangladesh and Kenya: An investigation of six hypotheses

Population and Development Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 691-719

  Reinbold, Gary W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EQUITY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCOME; KENYA; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS;

BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INCOME; KENYA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL CLASS;

BANGLADESH; KENYA;

EID: 83455199951     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2011.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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