Beliefs about feeding practices and nutrition for children with disabilities among families in Dharavi, Mumbai

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-41

  Yousafzai, Aisha K ^a   Pagedar, Sunita ^b   Wirz, Sheila ^a   Filteau, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Spastics Society of India ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Children with disabilities; Disadvantaged communities; Nutrition and feeding care

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS;

DEVELOPING STRATEGIES;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISABILITY; FEEDING; FOOD; HUMAN; INDIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NUTRITION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CULTURE; DISABLED CHILDREN; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INDIA; PARENTS; POVERTY AREAS;

EID: 0344406872     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200303000-00004     Document Type: Article

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