Predictors of stunting among children 6-59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

BMC Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Dake, Samson Kastro ^a   Solomon, Fithamlak Bisetegen ^a   Bobe, Tesfahun Molla ^a   Tekle, Habtamu Azene ^a   Tufa, Efrata Girma ^a  

^a WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

6 59 months; Child; Predictors; Sodo zuria; Stunting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85077035681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-019-0287-6     Document Type: Article

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