Low prevalence of malnutrition in a rural Nigerian community

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 214-

  Senbanjo, I O ^a   Adeodu, O O ^a   Adejuyigbe, E A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION; RURAL POPULATION; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 38449115409     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947507782333161     Document Type: Article

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