The nutritional status of school-aged children: Why should we care?

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-417

  Best, Cora ^a   Neufingerl, Nicole ^a   Van Geel, Laura ^b   Van Den Briel, Tina ^b   Osendarp, Saskia ^b  

^a World Food Programme   (Italy)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Malnutrition; Micronutrient; Nutritional status; School aged children

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BIOMARKER; CHILD HEALTH; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVEY; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WEIGHT;

AFRICA; ASIA; LATIN AMERICA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 77957778198     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651003100303     Document Type: Article

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