Child malnutrition in mexico in the last two decades: Prevalence using the new WHO 2006 growth standards

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL.4, 2009, Pages

  González de Cossío, Teresa ^a   Rivera, Juan A ^a   González Castell, Dinorah ^a   Unar Munguía, Mishel ^a   Monterrubio, Eric A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Child malnutrition; Mexico; Obesity; Overweight; Wasting; WHO

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MEXICO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TIME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77956644094     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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