Evidence-based approaches to childhood stunting in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 903-909

  Hossain, Muttaquina ^a   Choudhury, Nuzhat ^a   Abdullah, Khaleda Adib Binte ^a   Mondal, Prasenjit ^a   Jackson, Alan A ^b   Walson, Judd ^c   Ahmed, Tahmeed ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNIZATION; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NUTRITION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; SANITATION; STUNTING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 85024831738     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311050     Document Type: Article

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