Socioeconomic and geographic patterning of under- and overnutrition among women in Bangladesh

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 631-638

  Corsi, Daniel J ^a   Kyu, Hmwe H ^b   Subramanian, S V ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; OVERNUTRITION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; OVERNUTRITION; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIAL CLASS; THINNESS;

EID: 79955485932     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.131599     Document Type: Article

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