Nutritional status of school‐age children (5–19 years) in South Asia: A scoping review
Tashi Choedon,
Eilise Brennan,
William Joe
et al.
Abstract:Information on malnutrition for school‐age children and adolescents (5–19 years) in South Asia is fragmented and inconsistent, which limits the prioritization of nutrition policies, programmes and research for this age group. This scoping review aimed to synthesize existing evidence on the burden of malnutrition for children and adolescents aged 5–19 years in South Asia, and on interventions to improve their nutritional status. Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Medline and Google Scholar were systematically searched f… Show more
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