Nutritional status and food consumption patterns of young children living in Western Uganda

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 619-625

  Bridge, A ^a   Kipp, W ^a,d   Raine, K ^b   Konde Lule, J ^c  

^a Department of Public Health Sciences ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UGANDA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 34248683934     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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