Association of household rice expenditure with child nutritional status indicates a role for macroeconomic food policy in combating malnutrition

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1320-1325

  Torlesse, Harriet ^a   Kiess, Lynnda ^b   Bloem, Martin W ^c  

^a HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (Bangladesh)

^b H Keller Intl Asia Pac Regl Off   (Indonesia)

^c HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Macroeconomic food policy; Malnutrition; Nutritional surveillance; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD NUTRITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MACROECONOMIC FOOD POLICY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RICE; RURAL AREA; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 0037995317     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.5.1320     Document Type: Article

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