Livestock vaccinations translate into increased human capital and school attendance by girls

Science Advances

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2016, Pages

  Marsh, Thomas L ^a   Yoder, Jonathan ^a   Deboch, Tesfaye ^a   McElwain, Terry F ^a   Palmer, Guy H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FOOD SUPPLY; PRODUCTIVITY; VACCINES;

CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; ESTIMATION STRATEGIES; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INTEGRATED MODELING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALL SCALE FARMING;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 85027493683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601410     Document Type: Article

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