The association between parental migration and early childhood nutrition of left-behind children in rural China
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A multilevel analysis of the relationship between parental migration and left-behind children’s macronutrient intakes in rural China
OBJECTIVE China's internal migration has left 61 million children living apart from their parent(s) in rural areas. The present study aimed to examine whether the relative contributions of macronutrients (protein, fat and carbohydrate) to total energy intake differ between children left behind by the father or mother, compared with children from intact families. DESIGN Drawing on a longitudin...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8350-4