Anthropometric indices and measures to assess change in the nutritional status of a population: A systematic literature review

BMC Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Frison, Severine ^a   Kerac, Marko ^a   Checchi, Francesco ^a   Prudhon, Claudine ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute Malnutrition; Kwashiorkor; Severe Acute Malnutrition; Short Term Change; Sustainable Development Goal

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045903730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-016-0104-4     Document Type: Article

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