Association between household food insecurity and nutritional outcomes among children in Northeastern of peninsular Malaysia

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 304-311

  Ali Naser, Ihab ^a   Jalil, Rohana ^a   Wan Muda, Wan Manan ^b   Wan Nik, Wan Suriati ^b   Mohd Shariff, Zalilah ^c   Abdullah, Mohamed Rusli ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Child hunger; Household food insecurity; Northeastern peninsular Malaysia; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902827447     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2014.8.3.304     Document Type: Article

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