Dietary intake patterns and nutritional status of women of reproductive age in Nepal: Findings from a health survey

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bhandari, Shiva ^a,b,c   Sayami, Jamuna Tamrakar ^a,c   Thapa, Pukar ^d   Sayami, Matina ^c   Kandel, Bishnu Prasad ^c   Banjara, Megha Raj ^a,c  

^a Multivitamin mineral Supplementation Project   (Nepal)

^b Public Health and Infectious Disease Research Center (PHIDReC)   (Nepal)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Anemia; Body Mass Index; Dietary intake pattern; Nepal; Nutritional status; Reproductive age

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955321632     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: 20493258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13690-016-0114-3     Document Type: Article

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