Nutritional profile of Syrian refugee children before resettlement

Nutritional profile of Syrian refugee children before resettlement

Abstract Background The year 2015 marked the highest number of refugees globally and included record numbers of Syrians moving to neighboring countries. Half of the Syrians were children aged ≤18 years. Our study sought to examine undernutrition and overnutrition among a group of Syrian refugee chil...

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Main Authors: Sweetmavourneen Pernitez-Agan, Kolitha Wickramage, Catherine Yen, Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn, Tarissa Mitchell, Dominik Zenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Syria
Refugees
Nutrition
Malnutrition
Child health
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-019-0208-y

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