Determinants of nutritional status of pre-school children in India

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 801-814

  Bharati, Susmita ^a   Pal, Manoranjan ^a   Bharati, Premananda ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 53149121681     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932008002812     Document Type: Article

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