Effects of early-life exposure to sanitation on childhood cognitive skills: Evidence from India's Total Sanitation Campaign

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 298-327

  Spears, Dean ^a   Lamba, Sneha ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Oxford Policy Management   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SANITATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84965154522     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: 15488004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.2.0712-5051R1     Document Type: Article

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