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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Main Author: Shanawaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Makhdoomi Printers 2013-01-01
Series:Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
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Online Access:http://gjmedph.com/uploads/O4-Vo2No6.pdf