Food insecurity and not dietary diversity is a predictor of nutrition status in children within semiarid agro-ecological zones in Eastern Kenya

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Bukania, Zipporah N ^a   Mwangi, Moses ^a   Karanja, Robert M ^a   Mutisya, Richard ^a   Kombe, Yeri ^a   Kaduka, Lydia U ^a   Johns, Timothy ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84912033986     PISSN: 20900724     EISSN: 20900732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/907153     Document Type: Article

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