Reducing stunting in Bhutan: An achievable national goal

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue , 2016, Pages 246-248

  Dzed, Laigden ^a   Wangmo, Kinley ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

BHUTAN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NOTE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SANITATION; STUNTING; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

BHUTAN; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SANITATION;

EID: 84968854123     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12287     Document Type: Note

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