The causal effect of childhood measles vaccination on educational attainment: A mother fixed-effects study in rural South Africa

Vaccine

Volumn 33, Issue 38, 2015, Pages 5020-5026

  Anekwe, Tobenna D ^a,b   Newell, Marie Louise ^b,c   Tanser, Frank ^b   Pillay, Deenan ^b,d   Bärnighausen, Till ^b,e  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood measles vaccination; Educational attainment; Mother fixed effects study

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES VACCINATION; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SIBLING; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INFANT; MEASLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; RURAL POPULATION; SIBLINGS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940722883     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.04.072     Document Type: Article

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