Effect of wealth inequality on chronic under-nutrition in Cambodian children

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-99

  Hong, Rathavuth ^a   Mishra, Vinod ^a  

^a Demographic and Health Research Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Cambodia; Child nutrition disorders; Child nutritional status; Economic conditions; Inequality; Infant nutrition disorders; Infant nutritional status; Poverty; Stunting; Wealth

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CAMBODIA; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL AGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; SEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUNTING SYNDROME;

CAMBODIA; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33745712679     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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