Caste-based social inequalities and childhood anemia in India: Results from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2005-2006 Chronic Disease epidemiology

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Vart, Priya ^a   Jaglan, Ajay ^b   Shafique, Kashif ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Guwahati Medical College   (India)

^c DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anemia; Caste; Children; Education; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930653723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1881-4     Document Type: Article

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