National survey of the health and nutrition of schoolchildren in Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1518-1526

  Hall, Andrew ^a   Kassa, Tamiru ^b   Demissie, Tsegaye ^c   Degefie, Tedbabe ^b   Lee, Seung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^c Iris Business Net PLC   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Diet; Ethiopia; Hygiene; Schoolchildren; Trachoma; Worms

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; MEBENDAZOLE; RETINOL; TETRACYCLINE;

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HYGIENE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHIOPIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TRACHOMA; VEGETABLE; XEROPHTHALMIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; CHILD; DIET; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRACHOMA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56849109558     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02168.x     Document Type: Article

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