Anthropometric Assessment of Nepali Children Institutionalized in Orphanages

Nepal is among the world’s poorest countries, and it is the third-poorest country in the South Asian region. Asia has the largest number of orphans in the world; in Nepal there are around 13,281 orphan children. The objective of this study is to evaluate the growth status of institutionalized childr...

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Main Authors: Lucía Fernández, Ana Rubini, Jose M. Soriano, Joaquín Aldás-Manzano, Jesús Blesa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/7/11/217