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UNRWA Nutrition Survey of Palestinian Refugees 1990

General Info

Original or alternative title 
UNRWA Nutrition Survey of Palestinian Refugees in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank, 1990
Geography 
Jordan (JOR)
Lebanon (LBN)
Palestine (PSE)
Gaza Strip, West Bank
Syrian Arab Republic (SYR)
Time period covered 
May, 1990 - June, 1990
Data type
Survey
Summary 

The 1990 UNRWA nutrition survey is one of a series of assessments of Palestinian refugees that started in 1950. The survey includes anthropometric measurements taken for children 6 to 36 months. Hemoglobin measurements were taken for children and women. The samples covered refugee camps in Syria, Jordan, West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Lebanon.

Keywords 
Anemia, Blood tests, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Diarrhea, Fever, Height, Hemoglobin, Malnutrition, Weight, Trichuriasis, Hookworm disease, Ascariasis

Citation

Contributors 
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Suggested citation 
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). UNRWA Nutrition Survey of Palestinian Refugees 1990.
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