Magnitude of undernutrition in children aged 2 to 4 years using CIAF and conventional indices in the slums of Mumbai city

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Savanur, Mitravinda S ^a   Ghugre, Padmini S ^a  

^a SNDT WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Children; CIAF; India; Nutritional status; Stunting; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URBAN HEALTH; WASTING SYNDROME;

BODY SIZE; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URBAN HEALTH; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84982860338     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s41043-015-0017-x     Document Type: Article

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