Title: Can microcredit help improve the health of poor women? : some findings from a cross-sectional study in Kerala, India

Authors: Mohindra, Katia Sarla and Haddad, Slim and Narayana, D.

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2008

Journal: International journal for equity in health

Volume: vol. 7, no. 2

PAGE: --

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, health care delivery, women, microcredit, poverty alleviation, kerala, india

Abstract: This study examines associations between female participation in a microcredit program in India, known as self help groups (SHGs), and women's health in the south Indian state of Kerala.

URL: http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-7-2.pdf

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