Tackling child undernutrition in India: Governance challenges need more attention

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 111-124

  Biswas, Jaydeep ^a   Verma, Jaya Singh ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ADVOCACY; CHILD; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

INDIA;

EID: 77149179022     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2009.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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