Low dietary diversity is a predictor of child stunting in rural Bangladesh

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1393-1398

  Rah, J H ^a   Akhter, N ^b   Semba, R D ^c   Pee, S D ^d   Bloem, M W ^d   Campbell, A A ^c,d   Moench Pfanner, R ^e   Sun, K ^c   Badham, J ^a   Kraemer, K ^a  

^a Sight and Life   (Switzerland)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (Bangladesh)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d World Food Programme   (Italy)

^e GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; complementary food; dietary diversity; nutritional status; stunting; under five

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CHICKEN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LENTIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MILK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RICE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; STUNTING;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BANGLADESH; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 78649741150     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.171     Document Type: Article

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