Why we need to rethink the strategy and time frame for achieving health-related Millennium Development Goals

International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 246-250

  Özaltin, Emre ^a   Subramanian, S V ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Child undernutrition; Developing countries; Height; Household wealth; Intergenerational health; Maternal education; Millennium Development Goals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; STUNTING; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855953055     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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