Factors associated with underweight and stunting among children in rural terai of Eastern Nepal

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-152

  Pramod Singh, G C ^a   Nair, Manju ^b   Grubesic, Ruth B ^c   Connell, Frederick A ^d  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children less than 3 years; Malnutrition; Nepal; Stunting; Underweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 62849088253     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509332063     Document Type: Article

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