Childhood undernutrition in South Asia: Perspectives from the field of nutrition

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 274-295

  Menon, Purnima ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Human capital; Welfare and poverty

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN CAPITAL; NUTRITION; POVERTY; WELFARE PROVISION;

SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 84861787602     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: 16127501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifs015     Document Type: Article

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