Spatial patterns of child growth in Papua New Guinea and their relation to environment, diet, socio-economic status and subsistence activities

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 263-280

  Mueller, I ^c   Vounatsou, P ^a   Allen, B J ^b   Smith, T ^c  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING; NUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0035015979     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144601300119089     Document Type: Article

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