A comparison of the socio-economic determinants of growth retardation in South African and Filipino infants

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1220-1228

  Jones, Laura L ^a   Griffiths, Paula L ^a,b   Adair, Linda S ^c   Norris, Shane A ^b   Richter, Linda M ^d   Cameron, Noël ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c University of North Carolina   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Philippines; Small for gestational age; Socio economic index; Socio economic status; South Africa; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FILIPINO; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEVISION;

COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHILIPPINES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEVISION; WEANING;

EID: 56049101389     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008002498     Document Type: Article

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