Drought and Early Child Health in Rural India

Population and Development Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 53-68

  Kumar, Santosh ^a   Molitor, Ramona ^a   Vollmer, Sebastian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; DROUGHT; RURAL POPULATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84962666795     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2016.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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