Community-based nutrition education for improving infant growth in rural Karnataka

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 425-432

  Kilaru, A ^a   Griffiths, P L ^b   Ganapathy, S ^a   Shanti, Ghosh ^c  

^a Belaku Trust   (India)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Pediatrician and MCH Consultant   (India)

Author keywords

India; Infants; Intervention; Nutrition education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANANA; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; COMMUNITY CARE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALNUTRITION; MILK; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 19544362503     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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