Determinants of undernutrition among primary school children residing in slum areas of a Nigerian city

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 178-183

  Ndukwu, C I ^a   Egbuonu, I ^a   Ulasi, T O ^a   Ebenebe, J C ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Determinants; School aged children; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; POVERTY; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; POVERTY AREAS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84879894604     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.110142     Document Type: Article

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