Child malnutrition and prenatal care: Evidence from three Latin American countries

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 163-171

  Forero Ramirez, Nohora ^a   Gamboa, Luis F ^a   Bedi, Arjun ^b   Sparrow, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child nutrition disorders; Health inequalities; Latin America; Prenatal care; Stature by age

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CHILD HEALTH; ECONOMETRICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; MALNUTRITION; PARENTAL CARE;

BOLIVIA; COLOMBIA; LATIN AMERICA; PERU;

ADULT; BOLIVIA; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; COLOMBIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERU; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; BOLIVIA; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOMBIA; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERU; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84902177557     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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