Prevalence of stunting and associated factors among preschool children: A community based comparative cross sectional study in Ethiopia

BMC Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Berhanu, Getnet ^a   Mekonnen, Solomon ^b   Sisay, Mekonnen ^b  

^a South Wollo   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

associated factors; children; Ethiopia; preschool; Stunting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067799070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-018-0236-9     Document Type: Article

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