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Nutritional status among primary school children in rural Sri Lanka; a public health challenge for a country with high child health standards

Abstract Background Nutritional status of pre adolescent children is not widely studied in Sri Lanka. The purpose of this study was to determine the nutritional status among pre-adolescent school children in a rural province of Sri Lanka. Methods A school based cross sectional study was carried out...

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Main Authors:	N. P. G. C. R. Naotunna (Author), M. Dayarathna (Author), H. Maheshi (Author), G. S. Amarasinghe (Author), V. S. Kithmini (Author), M. Rathnayaka (Author), L. Premachandra (Author), N. Premarathna (Author), P. C. Rajasinghe (Author), G. Wijewardana (Author), T. C. Agampodi (Author), S. B. Agampodi (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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