Factors associated with nutritional status in children aged 5-24 months in the Republic of Cameroon

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 229-235

  Nagahori, Chikako ^a,b   Tchuani, Jean Paul ^c   Yamauchi, Taro ^b  

^a Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Cameroon; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84928332377     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12176     Document Type: Article

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