Some facts about boy versus girl health indicators in India: 1992-2005

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-321

  Tarozzi, Alessandro ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropometric indices; Child health; Gender bias; India; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GENDER; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84861781532     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: 16127501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifs013     Document Type: Article

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