The Other Asian Enigma: Explaining the Rapid Reduction of Undernutrition in Bangladesh

World Development

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 749-761

  Headey, Derek ^a   Hoddinott, John ^a,b   Ali, Disha ^c   Tesfaye, Roman ^a   Dereje, Mekdim ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Independent Consultant ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Enigma; Bangladesh; Statistical decompositions; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; MALNUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84908528861     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.022     Document Type: Article

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