Reducing stunting in India: What investments are needed?

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue , 2016, Pages 249-252

  Avula, Rasmi ^a   Raykar, Neha ^b   Menon, Purnima ^a   Laxminarayan, Ramanan ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD NUTRITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCOME; INDIA; INFANT FEEDING; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; INVESTMENT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUNTING; WATER SUPPLY; BODY HEIGHT; DIET; GROWTH DISORDER; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; GROWTH DISORDERS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 84968735318     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12291     Document Type: Note

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