Effects of wealth on nutritional status of pre-school children in Bangladesh

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-232

  Mostafa Kamal, S M ^a   Rosliza, A M ^b   Md Aynul, I ^a  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Nutritional status; Pre school children; Wealth index

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049501138     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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