Nutritional status of indigenous children younger than five years of age in Mexico: results of a national probabilistic survey

Nutritional status of indigenous children younger than five years of age in Mexico: results of a national probabilistic survey

OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of undernutrition and anemia in indigenous and non-indigenous children <5 years of age at the national level, by region and by urban and rural areas, and to evaluate the degree to which the socioeconomic condition of the family predicts the differences. MATERI...

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Main Authors: Rivera Juan A, Monterrubio Eric A, González-Cossío Teresa, García-Feregrino Raquel, García-Guerra Armando, Sepúlveda-Amor Jaime
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
indigenous children under five years of age
undernutrition
stunting
wasting
anemia
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003001000003

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