Global, regional and country trends in underweight and stunting as indicators of nutrition and health of populations

Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-19

  Neufeld, L M ^a   Osendarp, S J M ^a  

^a MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; WASTING SYNDROME;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; THINNESS; WASTING SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84907188996     PISSN: 16642147     EISSN: 16642155     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000354930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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