Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) in India: Its Activities, Present Status and Future Strategy to Reduce Malnutrition

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 559-566

  Kapil, Umesh ^a   Pradhan, Ritu ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anganwadi centre; Anganwadi worker; Beneficiaries; Health education; Immunisation; Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS); Objectives; Referral; Supplementary nutrition

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITION DISORDERS; POVERTY AREAS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS;

EID: 0034280218     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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