Microcredit participation and child health: Results from a cross-sectional study in Peru

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1175-1181

  Moseson, Heidi ^a   Hamad, R ^b   Fernald, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; FOOD SECURITY; MALNUTRITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

PERU;

ADULT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PERU; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERU; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84911433822     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204071     Document Type: Article

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