The effect of parental education on child health: Quasi-experimental evidence from a reduction in the length of primary schooling in Egypt

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 649-662

  Ali, Fatma Romeh M ^a   Elsayed, Mahmoud A A ^a,b  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child health; child mortality; DHS data; parent's education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EGYPT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PARENTAL EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; STUNTING; YOUNG ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL;

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 85038005298     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3622     Document Type: Article

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