Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019
IMPACT OF MALNUTRITION ON NEURO-DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN FROM A MARGINALIZED RURAL COMMUNITY IN INDIA
Dr Asish Banerjee, Dr Nandita Chattopadhyay
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Background: Malnutrition and impaired early childhood development are two giant childhood health problems in the developing world and both often co–exist. Health, hygiene, immunization, psycho–motor stimulation, home environment, violence, poverty, pollution have an impact on both nutrition and neuro–development. This study tried to identify the inter–relation of mal–nutrition & neuro–developmental delay in children.Method: 1536 children aged 0–5 years from a rural community were screened for nutritional status using WHO growth charts and developmental status using specific screening tools like Denver Development Screening Test II, TDSC scale and Amiel–Tyson method of tone assessment. Relevant perinatal factors were also recorded.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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IMPACT OF MALNUTRITION ON NEURO-DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN FROM A MARGINALIZED RURAL COMMUNITY IN INDIA, Dr Asish Banerjee, Dr Nandita Chattopadhyay INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019
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IMPACT OF MALNUTRITION ON NEURO-DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN FROM A MARGINALIZED RURAL COMMUNITY IN INDIA, Dr Asish Banerjee, Dr Nandita Chattopadhyay INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019
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