Prevalence of child malnutrition in agro-pastoral households in Afar regional State of ethiopia

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-131

  Fentaw, Rabia ^a   Bogale, Ayalneh ^b   Abebaw, Degnet ^c  

^a Afar Pastoral and Agro pastoral Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Agro pastoral; Anthropometry; Children under five years of age; Ethiopia; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876739648     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2013.7.2.122     Document Type: Article

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