Nutritional status of indigenous children younger than five years of age in Mexico: results of a national probabilistic survey Estado nutricio de los niños indígenas menores de cinco años de edad en México: resultados de una encuesta nacional probabilística

Nutritional status of indigenous children younger than five years of age in Mexico: results of a national probabilistic survey Estado nutricio de los niños indígenas menores de cinco años de edad en México: resultados de una encuesta nacional probabilística

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

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