Undersized indian children: Nutrients-starved or hungry for development?

Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 867-875

  Sachdev, H P S ^a  

^a SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Development; Nutrients; Stunting; Under five Children; Undernutrition; Undersize; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ECONOMICS; NUTRITION;

DEVELOPMENT; STUNTING; UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN; UNDERNUTRITION; UNDERSIZE; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING;

NUTRIENTS;

EID: 85058174331     PISSN: 03700046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.16943/ptinsa/2018/49438     Document Type: Review

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