Nutritional and anthropometric assessment of a sample of pregnant women and young children in Palau

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-114

  Pobocik, Rebecca S ^a   Heathcote, G M ^b   Spiers, J B ^c   Otto, C T ^d  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^c Doctor's Clinic   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health Republic of Belarus   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Diet and nutrition; Palau; Pregnant women; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044520658     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.2000.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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