Pattern of growth faltering and recovery in under-5 children in india using WHO growth standards - A study on first and third national family health survey

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 855-860

  Mamidi, Raja Sriswan ^a   Shidhaye, Pallavi ^b   Radhakrishna, K V ^b   Babu, J J ^b   Reddy, P Sudhershan ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b Niloufer Hospital India   (India)

Author keywords

Growth faltering; India; Malnutrition; NFHS; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GROWTH FALTERING; GROWTH RATE AND GROWTH REGULATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; STUNTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84856194768     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0139-1     Document Type: Article

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