Social inequality and child malnutrition in four Andean countries

Objective. To analyze the effects of socioeconomic, regional, and ethnic conditions on chronic malnutrition in four Andean countries of South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Methods. The study was based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for Colombia (1995), Peru (1996), and Boli...

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Main Authors: Carlos Larrea, Wilma Freire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2002-06-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892002000500010&lng=en&tlng=en