Nutritional status of under 5 children belonging to tribal population living in riverine (Char) areas of Dibrugarh district, Assam

• Main Authors: Safikul Islam (Author), Tulika Goswami Mahanta (Author), Ratna Sarma (Author), Saikia Hiranya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Assam's main lifeline, the Brahmaputra river, braided nature created numerous sand bars and islands known as chars/sapories. They are home to more than 3 million people. Over 90% of the cultivated land on the river islands is flood-prone; the flood leaves the islands completely separat...