Beliefs regarding diet during childhood illness

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-24

  Benakappa, Asha D ^a   Shivamurthy, Poojita ^a  

^a Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Beliefs; caregivers; childhood illness; food restrictions; malnutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859028414     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.94016     Document Type: Article

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