Undernutrition and household environmental quality among urban and rural children in Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-49

  Folake, O Samuel ^a   Cole, Abiodun H ^a   Oldewage Theron, Wilna H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environment; Rural; Undernutrition; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUNTING SYNDROME; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTING SYNDROME; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 36849084717     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.44.49     Document Type: Article

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