Growth status of children in north west Syria: A comparison of three rural livelihood groups

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-148

  Ghosh, Shibani ^a,b   Aw Hassan, Aden ^b   Pellett, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Livelihood groups; Stunting; Syria; Undernutrition; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; WEIGHT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 1642328626     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240490280267     Document Type: Article

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