Determinants of persistent underweight among children, aged 6-35 months, after huge economic development and improvements in health services in Oman

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-369

  Alasfoor, Deena ^a   Traissac, Pierre ^b   Gartner, Agnès ^b   Delpeuch, Francis ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Case control studies; Child nutrition disorders; Childcare; Oman; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OMAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINNESS;

EID: 36949020594     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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