The impact of school meals on school participation: Evidence from rural India

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1636-1656

  Afridi, Farzana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PANEL DATA; RURAL AREA; STUDENT;

INDIA;

EID: 84857832542     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.514330     Document Type: Article

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