Evidence of a Double Burden of Malnutrition in Urban Poor Settings in Nairobi, Kenya.
Many low- and middle-income countries are undergoing a nutrition transition associated with rapid social and economic transitions. We explore the coexistence of over and under- nutrition at the neighborhood and household level, in an urban poor setting in Nairobi, Kenya.Data were collected in 2010 o...
Main Authors: | Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Stella K Muthuri, Samuel O Oti, Martin K Mutua, Steven van de Vijver, Catherine Kyobutungi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4476587?pdf=render |
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