The public health challenge of early growth failure in India

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 496-500

  Young, M F ^a   Martorell, R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body composition; energy expenditure; physical activity

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDIA; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SANITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUNTING SYNDROME; WASTING SYNDROME;

DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDIA; LACTATION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PUBLIC HEALTH; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84877149420     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.18     Document Type: Review

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