Child undernutrition in India: Assessment of prevalence, decline and disparities

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 53, Issue 48, 2018, Pages 63-70

  Jose, Sunny ^a   Bheemeshwar Reddy, A ^a   Agrawal, Mayank ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

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EID: 85058334068     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: 23498846     Source Type: Journal    
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