Gender inequality in nutrition intake: Evidence from a large assistance program
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- Wang, Qing & Zhang, Shiying, 2020. "Gender Inequality in Nutrition Intake: Evidence from a Large Assistance Program," GLO Discussion Paper Series 740, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
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Nutrition; Complementary feeding; Health; Children; Poverty;All these keywords.
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- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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