The effect of leprosy-induced deformity on the nutritional status of index cases and their household members in rural South India: A socio-economic perspective

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 643-649

  Diffey, B ^a   Vaz, M ^b   Soares, M J ^c   Jacob, A J W ^d   Piers, L S ^e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Emmaus Swiss Leprosy Project   (India)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; India; Leprosy; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0033867774     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601068     Document Type: Article

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