Nutritional status of children below five years in Malaysia: anthropometric analyses from the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey III (NHMS, 2006)

• Main Authors: Khor, Geok Lin, Mohammad Nor, Safiza, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Appannah, Geeta, Kee, Chee Cheong, Rasat, Rahmah, Wong, Alan N.F, Shahar, Suzana, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Abdul Talib, Ruzita, Yusoff, Ahmad Fauzi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3691/1/mjn15n2_art2.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3691/; http://www.nutriweb.org.my/publications/mjn0015_2/mjn15n2_art2.php

The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) was conducted in 2006 on a nationally representative sample of population in Malaysia. Over 21,000 children aged 0-17.9 years were measured for body weight and stature according to the protocol of the World Health Organization. This article d...