Promoting healthy growth and preventing childhood stunting: A global challenge

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue S2, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Onyango, Adelheid W ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUNTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84885158170     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12092     Document Type: Editorial

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