The impact of cash transfers to poor women in Colombia on BMI and obesity: Prospective cohort study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1209-1214

  Forde, I ^a   Chandola, T ^b   Garcia, S ^c   Marmot, M G ^a   Attanasio, O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^d INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colombia; poverty; social welfare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COLOMBIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 84866357132     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.234     Document Type: Article

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