The status of care and nutrition of 774 left-behind children in rural areas in China

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 382-389

  Luo, Jiayou ^a   Peng, Xichun ^a   Zong, Rong ^a   Yao, Kuanbao ^b   Hu, Rushan ^b   Du, Qiyun ^c   Fang, Junqun ^a   Zhu, Mingyuan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Division of Maternal and Children's Health   (China)

^c Hospital of Maternal and Children's Health   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 51149101441     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490812300319     Document Type: Article

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