Nutritional status of preschool children in the drought affected Kalahandi district of Orissa

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 111, Issue MAR., 2000, Pages 90-94

  Mahapatra, A ^a   Geddam, J J B ^a   Marai, N ^a   Murmu, B ^a   Mallick, G ^a   Bulliyya, G ^a   Acharya, A S ^a   Satyanarayana, K ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

Drought affect; India; Kalahandi district; Nutritional status; Orissa; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 0033938554     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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