Effectiveness of nutrition centers in Ceara state, northeastern Brazil

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 375-382

  Gomes Do Monte, Cristina Maria ^a   Ashworth, Ann ^b   Barreto Sá, Maria Lúcia ^c   Portela Diniz, Regina Lúcia ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d Viva Criança Program   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; MALNUTRITION; POLICY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; STAFF TRAINING;

BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032447796     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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