An investigation on factors associated with malnutrition among underfive children in Nakaseke and Nakasongola districts, Uganda

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Habaasa, Gilbert ^a  

^a Population and Development Consult Limited   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Childcare; Pastoralism; Strategies

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; STUNTING; UGANDA; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942156225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0448-y     Document Type: Article

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