Determinants of nutritional status in children living in Mashhad, Iran

International Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 9-18

  Shafieian, Tahereh ^a   Latiff, Latiffah A ^b   Lee, Mary Huang Soo ^b   Mazidi, Mohsen ^a   Mobarhan, Majid Ghayour ^c   Tabatabaei, Golsa ^c   Ferns, Gordon ^d  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malnutrition Prevention; Nutritional Intake; Nutritional Status; Preschool Children

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007048886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23455055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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