N. C. Luwang ¹, P. I. Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and Paediatrics, Regional Medical College, Imphal, Manipur, IN

Abstract

Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is widely prevalent in the developing countries. Severe forms of the disease is an important cause of child mortality. Growth retardation has been blamed to affect the intellectual development of children.

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N. C. Luwang ¹, V. M. Gupta ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Regional Medical College, Imphal-795 004, Manipur, IN
2 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banarus Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, IN

Abstract

Dietary consumption pattern has a definite role in the development of specific malnutrition. Anaemia during pregnancy has been claimed to be a result of deficiency of specific haemopoitic substances.

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