Prevalence and risk factors for stunting among children under 5 years: A community based study from Jhangara town, Dadu Sindh

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-44

  Farid ul Hasnain, Syed ^a   Sophie, Raafay ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STUNTING GROWTH;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 74849084690     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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