Determinants of stunting and poor linear growth in children under 2 years of age in India: An in-depth analysis of Maharashtra's comprehensive nutrition survey

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue , 2016, Pages 121-140

  Aguayo, Víctor M ^a   Nair, Rajilakshmi ^a   Badgaiyan, Nina ^a   Krishna, Vandana ^b  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b Ministry of Women and Child Development   (India)

Author keywords

Children; India; Linear growth; Maharashtra; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DAIRY PRODUCT; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; FEMALE; FRUIT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LINEAR GROWTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MATERNAL NUTRITION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; STUNTING; VEGETABLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; GROWTH DISORDERS; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EGGS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84968830444     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12259     Document Type: Article

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