An evaluation of nutritional status of children in Anganwadi Centre of Hyderabad district of Andhra Pradesh stateusing WHO z- score technique
BACKGROUND In India the nationwide Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) uses the I.A.P criteria to grade under nutrition. The current WHO recommendation is to use Z score or the standard deviation system to grade under nutrition. Although widely recommended the z scores have not been widely...
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Language: | English |
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Makhdoomi Printers
2013-01-01
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Series: | Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://gjmedph.com/uploads/O4-Vo2No6.pdf |