Income Effects on Undernutrition

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Previous articleNext article No AccessIncome Effects on UndernutritionMartin RavallionMartin Ravallion Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 38, Number 3Apr., 1990 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/451812 Views: 24Total views on this site Citations: 69Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1990 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Yanhui Dong, Manman Chen, Binbin Sun, Yanhui Li, Di Gao, Bo Wen, Yi Song, Jun Ma Trends in associations between socioeconomic development and urban–rural disparity with high blood pressure in Chinese children and adolescents over two decades, Journal of Human Hypertension 36, no.99 (Aug 2021): 866–874.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-021-00592-7Caitlin Brown, Eeshani Kandpal, Jean Lee, Anaise Williams Unequal Households or Communities? 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