Impact of mid day meal program on educational and nutritional status of school children in Karnataka

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1221-1228

  Laxmaiah, A ^a   Rameshwar Sarma, K V ^a   Hanumantha Rao, D ^a   Gal Reddy, Ch ^a   Ravindranath, M ^a   Vishnuvardhan Rao, M ^a   Vijayaraghavan, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Mid Day Meal Program; Nutritional status; Scholastic performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCHOOL;

CHILD; DIETARY SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 0347898750     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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