Abstract
The growth patterns of infants and children are the foundations of monitoring systems for determining the health and nutritional status of children. Understanding the various environmental and genetic determinants of growth provides a theoretical and practical basis for developing community-based prevention and treatment programs for undernutrition.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Nutrition and AIDS, Second Edition |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 209-227 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420042290 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0849302722, 9780849302725 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine