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Ecology of Food and Nutrition Volume 55, 2016 - Issue 5
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Household Food Insecurity May Predict Underweightand Wasting among Children Aged 24–59 Months

Ahmed A. AbdurahmanDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, International Campus (TUMS-IC), Tehran, IranView further author information
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Khadijeh MirzaeiDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ahmed Reza DorostyDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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A. RahimiforoushaniDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Haji KedirCollege of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaView further author information
Pages 456-472 | Published online: 28 Jul 2016

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