Evolución de la desnutrición crónica en menores de cinco años en el Perú
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15533769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Sánchez-Abanto (Instituto Nacional de Salud, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 402-405 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1726-46342012000300018 |
| PMID | 23085805 |
| OpenAlex | W2141395926 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1726-46342012000300018 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Child chronic malnutrition is one of the main problems of Public Health in Peru, according to WHO's reference values, national prevalence is 19.5% in children under five. Child chronic malnutrition has a negative impact on people throughout their lives, limits the development of society and hinders poverty eradication. To attain the goal of reducing chronic malnutrition in children to 10% by 2016, the Peruvian government will continue to strengthen, mainly, the efficient use of economic resources, the assessment of interventions, the implementation of investigations that help define causal relations and provide information for the design of public policies, health capacity building and the articulation of different government levels. This article goes over the main interventions implemented in the country
Humanities · Political science · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Indigenous Health and Education · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |