Nutritional status of under-five children in bangladesh: A multilevel analysis

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 525-535

  Alom, Jahangir ^a   Quddus, Md Abdul ^a   Islam, Mohammad Amirul ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINNESS;

EID: 84864535047     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932012000181     Document Type: Article

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