Multi-sectoral interventions for healthy growth

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue S2, 2013, Pages 46-57

  Del Carmen Casanovas, Ma ^a   Mangasaryan, Nune ^b   Mwadime, Robert ^c   Hajeebhoy, Nemat ^d   Aguilar, Ana Maria ^d   Kopp, Ciro ^e   Rico, Luis ^f   Ibiett, Gonzalo ^g   Andia, Doris ^h   Onyango, Adelheid W ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^f Programa Desayuno Escolar   (Bolivia)

^g Comité Técnico del Consejo Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición ^*  (Bolivia)

^h Projecto IssANDES   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Healthy growth; Multi sectoral approach; Stunting

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENT; MARKETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STUNTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTHY GROWTH; MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH; STUNTING;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84885165258     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12082     Document Type: Review

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