Situational analysis of infant and young child nutrition policies and programmatic activities in Chad

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 63-82

  Wuehler, Sara E ^a   Nadjilem, Djasndibye ^b  

^a HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Faya District Hospital   (Chad)

Author keywords

Chad; Infant and young child nutrition; Monitoring and evaluation; National policies; Nutrition programmes; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHAD; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; INFECTION PREVENTION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALNUTRITION; MONITORING; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CHAD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 79952730976     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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