Infrastructure mitigates the sensitivity of child growth to local agriculture and rainfall in Nepal and Uganda

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 903-908

  Shively, Gerald E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Environment; Infrastructure; Nutrition; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SECURITY; GROWING SEASON; HEIGHT FOR AGE Z SCORE; HUMAN; NEPAL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UGANDA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT Z SCORE; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH STATUS; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AGRICULTURE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEPAL; RAIN; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORTATION; UGANDA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85011310414     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1524482114     Document Type: Article

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