Gender and nutritional status at the household level among Gwembe Valley Tonga children, 0-10 years

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 372-375

  Gillett Netting, Rhonda ^a   Perry, Amber ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MONOGAMY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYGYNY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TONGA; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREJUDICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 20144362867     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20128     Document Type: Article

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