Imperatives for reducing child stunting in Bangladesh

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue , 2016, Pages 242-245

  Ahmed, Tahmeed ^a   Hossain, Muttaquina ^a   Mahfuz, Mustafa ^a   Choudhury, Nuzhat ^a   Ahmed, Shamim ^b  

^a Nutrition and Clinical Services Division   (Bangladesh)

^b WATERAID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD SECURITY; FUNDING; HEALTH LITERACY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NOTE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SCALE UP; STUNTING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION CONTROL; SANITATION;

EID: 84968820954     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12284     Document Type: Note

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