Optimal child growth and the double burden of malnutrition: Research and programmatic implications

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1611S-1612S

  Victora, Cesar G ^a   Rivera, Juan A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALNUTRITION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STUNTING; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; GROWTH DISORDERS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84911373050     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.084475     Document Type: Article

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