Energy and protein intake and nutritional status of primary schoolchildren 5 to 10 years of age in schools with and without feeding programmes in Nyambene District, Kenya

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 334-342

  Meme, M M ^a,b   Kogi Makau, W ^c   Muroki, N M ^c   Mwadime, R K ^c  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Machakos Technical Training Institute   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DIET; ENERGY USE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

KENYA; NYAMBENE DISTRICT;

EID: 0032422595     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659801900408     Document Type: Article

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