Flood-Exposure is Associated with Higher Prevalence of Child Undernutrition in Rural Eastern India

Flood-Exposure is Associated with Higher Prevalence of Child Undernutrition in Rural Eastern India

Background: Child undernutrition and flooding are highly prevalent public health issues in Asia, yet epidemiological studies investigating this association are lacking. Methods: To investigate to what extent floods exacerbate poor nutritional status in children and identify most vulnerable groups,...

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Main Authors: Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Llanes, Shishir Ranjan-Dash, Alok Mukhopadhyay, Debarati Guha-Sapir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
flood
disaster
malnutrition
vulnerability
climate change
child
infant
wasting
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/2/210

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