Undernutrition among honduran children 12-71 months old

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

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 256-265

  Nestel, Penelope ^a   Melara, Alejandro ^b   Rosado, Jorge ^c   Mora, Jose O ^d,e  

^a International Life Sciences Institute   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Honduras)

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

^d Intl Sci and Technology Institute   (United States)

^e ISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIARRHEA; GROWTH RETARDATION; HONDURAS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0032744483     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49891999000900005     Document Type: Article

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