Armed conflict, household victimization, and child health in CÔte d'Ivoire

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 237-255

  Minoiu, Camelia ^a   Shemyakina, Olga N ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Conflict; Height for age; Human capital; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUMAN CAPITAL; ARMED FORCES; POLITICAL CONFLICT;

COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84898894637     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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