Epidemiological correlates of under-nutrition in under-5 years children in an urban slum of Ludhiana

Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Sengupta, Paramita ^a   Philip, Nina ^a   Benjamin, A I ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Nchs standard; Under five; Under nutrition; Urban slum

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954575390     PISSN: 02536803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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