Baseline evaluation of nutritional status and government feeding programs in Chiclayo, Peru

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Gross, Rainer ^a   Lechtig, Aarón ^b   López de Romaña, Daniel ^c  

^a Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^b Agencia Internacional de Seguridad Alimentaria AISA   (Peru)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

Author keywords

Anemia; Children; Overweight; Stunting; Urban; Wasting; Women

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BASELINE SURVEY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

CHICLAYO; LAMBAYEQUE; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845890334     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265060274s402     Document Type: Article

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