Effects of unconditional and conditional cash transfers on child health and development in Zimbabwe: A cluster-randomised trial

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9874, 2013, Pages 1283-1292

  Robertson, Laura ^a   Mushati, Phyllis ^b   Eaton, Jeffrey W ^a   Dumba, Lovemore ^c   Mavise, Gideon ^c   Makoni, Jeremiah ^d   Schumacher, Christina ^e   Crea, Tom ^f   Monasch, Roeland ^g   Sherr, Lorraine ^h   Garnett, Geoffrey P ^a   Nyamukapa, Constance ^a,b   Gregson, Simon ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Catholic Relief Services   (Zimbabwe)

^d Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme   (Zimbabwe)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^g UNICEF   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REWARD; SCHOOL; SOCIAL WELFARE; VACCINATION; WELLBEING; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84876166310     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62168-0     Document Type: Article

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