Growth faltering in low-income countries

World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-99

  Prentice, Andrew M ^a,b   Moore, Sophie E ^a,b   Fulford, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; GAMBIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; THINNESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84875668658     PISSN: 00842230     EISSN: 16623975     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000342563     Document Type: Article

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