Nutritional problems of Malaysian children and approaches taken to overcome them
Nutritional status of children is an important factor in child survival, especially in developing countries. It is therefore important that nutritional problems are addressed and overcome. This paper reviews the many studies conducted in Malaysia on nutritional problems among children. It also docum...
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SAGE Publications
1990
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/1379/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2223281 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaya |
| Summary: | Nutritional status of children is an important factor in child survival, especially in developing countries. It is therefore important that nutritional problems are addressed and overcome. This paper reviews the many studies conducted in Malaysia on nutritional problems among children. It also documents the approaches, including intersectoral approaches, that have been taken to overcome these problems. Possible actions that have to be taken in the future to further improve the nutritional status of Malaysian children are discussed. |
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