Understanding the null-to-small association between increased macroeconomic growth and reducing child undernutrition in India: Role of development expenditures and poverty alleviation

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue , 2016, Pages 196-209

  Joe, William ^a   Rajaram, Ramaprasad ^b,c   Subramanian, S V ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

^b Athena Infonomics   (India)

^c Institute of Mental Health   (India)

^d HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Development expenditure; Economic growth; Growth mediated strategy; India; Poverty; Stunting; Support led strategy; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FAMILY STUDY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; INVESTMENT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STUNTING; WATER SUPPLY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL AGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84968732814     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12256     Document Type: Article

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