Community-based approaches to address childhood undernutrition and obesity in developing countries

Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series: Pediatric Program

Volumn 63, Issue , 2009, Pages 227-257

  Shetty, Prakash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 66149136041     PISSN: 16616677     EISSN: 16623878     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000209984     Document Type: Article

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