Prevalence of Malnutrition among Preschool Children in Northeast of Iran, A Result of a Population Based Study | Zendy

Abolfazl Payandeh | Zendy; Azadeh Saki | Zendy; Mohammad Safarian | Zendy; Hamed Tabesh | Zendy; Zahra Dana Siadat | Zendy

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Prevalence of Malnutrition among Preschool Children in Northeast of Iran, A Result of a Population Based Study

Author(s) -

Abolfazl Payandeh,

Azadeh Saki,

Mohammad Safarian,

Hamed Tabesh,

Zahra Dana Siadat

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

global journal of health science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-9744

pISSN - 1916-9736

DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v5n2p208

Subject(s) - wasting , underweight , malnutrition , medicine , pediatrics , population , malnutrition in children , mortality rate , environmental health , under five , psychological intervention , demography , body mass index , overweight , surgery , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , endocrinology

Malnutrition in preschool children is a significant problem and has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the most lethal form of malnutrition, indirectly or directly causes an annual death of at least 5 million children worldwide. The object of this study was to estimated the rate of underweight, stunting and wasting among preschool children in northeast of Iran.

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