Childcare practices and nutritional status of children aged 6-36 months among short- and long-term beneficiaries of the Child Survival Protection and Development Programmes (the case of Morogoro, Tanzania)

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-20

  Maseta, E ^a   Kogi Makau, Wambui ^a   Omwega, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 54449092684     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2008.11734146     Document Type: Article

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