Nutritional status of mothers and children in the arab gulf countries

Health Promotion International

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 259-268

  Musaiger, Abdulrahman Obaid ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Arab Gulf countries; Maternal and child health; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0025608342     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/5.4.259     Document Type: Article

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