Prevalence of malnutrition in Saudi children: A community-based study

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  El Mouzan, Mohammad ^a   Foster, Peter ^b   Al Herbish, Abdullah ^a   Al Salloum, Abdullah ^a   Al Omar, Ahmad ^c   Qurachi, Mansour ^d  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Riyadh Medical Complex   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Al Yamama Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 77954071376     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 09754466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.67076     Document Type: Article

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