Nutritional status of Palestinian children attending primary health care centers in Gaza

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-166

  Radi, Samir ^a   Mourad, Tayser Abu ^b   Papandreou, Christopher ^b  

^a Ministry of Health Palestine   (Palestine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anemia; Breastfeeding; Stunting; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARAB; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63549097295     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0046-9     Document Type: Article

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