Multidisciplinary intervention for reducing malnutrition among children in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 844-852

  Sheikholeslam, R ^a   Kimiagar, M ^b   Siasi, F ^c   Abdollahi, Z ^a   Jazayeri, A ^c   Keyghobadi, K ^c   Ghaffarpoor, M ^c   Noroozi, F ^d   Kalantari, N ^b   Minaei, M ^a   Eslami, F ^b   Hormozdyari, H ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^b National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute Tehran   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Agriculture Planning and Economic Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNDERWEIGHT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; IRAN; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ORGANIZATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 28644447716     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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