Comparison of nutritional status of pre-school children at day care centres and at home from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Beirut

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-103

  Baba, Nahla ^a   Shaar, Khuzama ^a   Ismail, Leila El Sheikh ^a   Adra, Nada ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Day care; Nutrient intake; Nutritional status; Pre school children; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DIETARY INTAKE; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LEBANON; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0029964175     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.1996.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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