Assessment of overall prevalence of undernutrition using composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) among preschool children of West Bengal, India

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-243

  Mandal, Gopal Chandra ^a,b   Bose, Kaushik ^b  

^a BANGABASI COLLEGE   (India)

^b VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CIAF; Composite index of anthropometric failure; Stunting; Undernutrition; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPOSITE INDEX OF ANTHROPOMETRIC FAILURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STUDENT; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 70449938651     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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