Factors associated with stunting among children of age 24 to 59 months in Meskan district, Gurage Zone, South Ethiopia: A case-control study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Fikadu, Teshale ^a   Assegid, Sahilu ^b   Dube, Lamessa ^b  

^a Arba Minch Health Science College   (Ethiopia)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Children; Ethiopia; Factors; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EMPLOYMENT; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPLOYMENT; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84906539303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-800     Document Type: Article

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