Determinants of child stunting in the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan: An in-depth analysis of nationally representative data

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 333-345

  Aguayo, Victor M ^a   Badgaiyan, Nina ^a   Paintal, Kajali ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Children; Feeding; Growth; Height; Stunting

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BHUTAN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STUNTING; AGE; GROWTH DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITION; MOTHER; NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGE FACTORS; BHUTAN; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84931958036     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12168     Document Type: Article

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