Potentially modifiable micro-environmental and co-morbid factors associated with severe wasting and stunting in children below 3 years of age in Aligarh district

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 353-355

  Sachdeva, Sandeep ^a   Amir, Ali ^a   Ansari, Mohd ^a   Khalique, Najam ^a   Khan, Zulfia ^a   Alam, Seema ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 77955340524     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.66889     Document Type: Article

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