Mothers' knowledge, understanding, and use of the bubble chart in a rural area of central Mexico

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-247

  Martínez, Homero ^a   De Chávez, Miriam Muñoz ^b   Guarneros, Noé ^b   Ríos, Alicia ^b   Chávez, Adolfo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOES;

CHILD NUTRITION; MOTHERS' KNOWLEDGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL HEALTH;

MEXICO;

EID: 0030405279     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659601700306     Document Type: Article

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