Parasite and maternal risk factors for malnutrition in preschool-age children in Belen, Peru using the new WHO child growth standards

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1259-1266

  Casapía, Martin ^a   Joseph, Serene A ^b   Núñez, Carmen ^a   Elham, Rahme ^b,c   Gyorkos, Theresa W ^b,c  

^a ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL SELVA AMAZÓNICA   (Peru)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Peru; Preschool age children; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD GROWTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOSIS; PERU; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; STUNTING SYNDROME; TRICHURIS; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERU; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RURAL POPULATION; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; TRICHURIS;

EID: 34548021723     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507795272     Document Type: Article

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