Thailand nutrition in transition: Situation and challenges of maternal and child nutrition

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-15

  Winichagoon, Pattanee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Children; Early life; Mothers; Nutrition transition; Thailand

Indexed keywords

IODINE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; THAILAND;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE; IRON, DIETARY; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; THAILAND;

EID: 84873276433     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.1.17     Document Type: Review

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