Building convergence in science, programs, and policy actions on child undernutrition: Symposium rationale and overview

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-226

  Menon, Purnima ^a   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACHEXIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER;

CACHEXIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84866270117     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.111.001115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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