Child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys (2006-2016)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2017, Pages

  Akombi, Blessing J ^a   Agho, Kingsley E ^a   Merom, Dafna ^a   Renzaho, Andre M ^a   Hall, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PREVALENCE; STUNTING; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; GROWTH DISORDERS; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; THINNESS; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 85019132593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177338     Document Type: Article

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