Open AccessAre we underestimating the real burden of malnutrition? An experience from community-based study
Author(s) -
Disha Agarwal,
Sunil Misra,
Shailendra Singh Chaudhary,
Gyan Prakash
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.164401
Subject(s) - malnutrition , wasting , underweight , anthropometry , medicine , agra , environmental health , under five , pediatrics , population , body mass index , overweight , ecology , pathology , biology , endocrinology
Since the inception of childhood nutritional programs in India, underweight has been taken to judge the nutritional status of children; but is it a true indicator of overall prevalence of malnutrition in a community?