Determinants of anemia among women and children in Nepal and Pakistan: An analysis of recent national survey data

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Harding, Kassandra L ^a   Aguayo, Víctor M ^b   Namirembe, Grace ^a   Webb, Patrick ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

anemia; children; Nepal; Pakistan; South Asia; women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; STUNTING; UNDERWEIGHT; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028680510     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12478     Document Type: Article

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