How the findings of national family health survey-3 can act as a trigger for improving the status of anemic mothers and undernourished children in India: A review

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 535-544

  Lahariya, Chandrakant ^a,b,c   Khandekar, Jyoti ^a,c  

^a Department of Community Medicine ^*  (India)

^b G R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Immunization; India; National family health survey; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FERTILITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34548419329     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.34525     Document Type: Article

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