Patterns and trends of child and maternal nutrition inequalities in Nigeria
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Developing countries; health; Inequality; malnutrition; Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey; Nutrition; Nutritional status; rural population;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2010-07-17 (Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2010-07-17 (Development)
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