Author’s response to reviews Title: Factors associated with infants' and young children's (6-23 months) dietary diversity in Pakistan: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2012-13 Authors:
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Title: Factors associated with infants' and young children's (6-23 months) dietary diversity in Pakistan: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2012-13 Authors: Sarosh Iqbal ([email protected]) Rubeena Zakar ([email protected]) Muhammad Zakar ([email protected]) Florian Fischer ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 04 May 2017 Author’s response to reviews: AUTHORS RESPONSE TO REVIEWERS
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Factors associated with infants’ and young children’s (6–23 months) dietary diversity in Pakistan: evidence from the demographic and health survey 2012–13
BACKGROUND Optimum nutrition and good feeding practices amongst infants and young children are the key determinants of growth for a healthy life. Dietary diversity is considered to be a reliable and easy-to-measure proxy variable to assess young children's feeding practices for dietary adequacy and nutritional intake. This research aims to examine the current practices of dietary diversity amon...
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