Measuring anthropometric indicators through nutrition surveillance in humanitarian settings: Options, issues, and ways forward

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-176

  Bilukha, Oleg ^a   Prudhon, Claudine ^b   Moloney, Grainne ^c   Hailey, Peter ^d   Doledec, David ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Kenya)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Methods; Nutrition surveillance; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECADAL VARIATION; GUIDELINE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMANITARIAN AID;

EID: 84863009127     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651203300211     Document Type: Article

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