A study of malnutrition among children aged 6 months to 2 years from a resettlement colony of Delhi.
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2003-07-21
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Nutritional status of 1661 children aged 6 months to 2 years who attended the Well Baby Clinic of UHC Gokulpuri, Delhi during the year 2000 was studied. 60.7% of them were malnourished. Undesirable practices of discarding the colostrum, not exclusively breast feeding the child till at least 4 months of age, delayed weaning, dilution of top milk, use of bottle and nipple for feeding the children are still widely prevalent.
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Khokhar A, Singh S, Talwar R, Rasania SK, Badhan SR, Mehra M. A study of malnutrition among children aged 6 months to 2 years from a resettlement colony of Delhi. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2003 Jul; 57(7): 286-9