Inter-Group Inequalities in Child Undernutrition in India: Group Analogue of the Gini Coefficient and Atkinson's Index

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-257

  Joe, William ^a   Mishra, Udaya S ^b   Navaneetham, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; MALNUTRITION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

INDIA;

EID: 84879510210     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2013.796353     Document Type: Article

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