The relationship between socioeconomic development and malnutrition in children younger than 5 years in China during the period 1990 to 2010

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 665-673

  Wu, Lifang ^a   Yang, Zhenyu ^a   Yin, Shi An ^a   Zhu, Mei ^a   Gao, Huiyu ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; China; Malnutrition; Socioeconomic development

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHINA; COST; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FOOD; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

ANEMIA; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCOME; LITERACY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84983598058     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2015.24.4.24     Document Type: Article

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