Nutritional status of mothers and low birth weight in India

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 290-298

  Dharmalingam, A ^a   Navaneetham, K ^b   Krishnakumar, C S ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Birth weight; India; Malnutrition; Mothers' health; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649237834     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0451-8     Document Type: Article

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