Assessing the silent epidemic of malnutrition in Palestinian preschool children

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 181-191

  Tsigga, Maria ^a   Grammatikopoulou, Maria G ^a  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency anemia; Malnutrition; Stunting; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALNUTRITION; PALESTINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STUNTING; TREND STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84873085817     PISSN: 22106006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2012.12.002     Document Type: Review

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