Can iron-fortified salt control anemia? Evidence from two experiments in rural Bihar

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 133, Issue , 2018, Pages 127-146

  Banerjee, Abhijit ^a   Barnhardt, Sharon ^b   Duflo, Esther ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FLAME University   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cognition; Health; Labor; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; COGNITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA;

BIHAR; INDIA;

EID: 85042783272     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2017.12.004     Document Type: Article

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