Poverty Mapping Project: Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PMP_GSPCM

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Summary
Abstract: The Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition dataset consists of estimates of the percentage of children with weight-for-age z-scores that are more than two standard deviations below the median of the NCHS/CDC/WHO International Reference Population. Data are reported for the most recent year with subnational information available at the time of development. The data products include a ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide a global subnational map of the prevalence of underweight children that can be used by a wide user community in interdisciplinary studies of health, poverty and the environment.
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Service Citation
Originators: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
Title: The NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIScience
Provider: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
URL: http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/education/curricula/giscc/
Service Keywords
EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >BACKGROUND INFORMATION Parameter Definition
EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >LESSON PLANS Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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Data Center
Big Sky Institute, Montana State University Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://bsi.montana.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: KELLY LOTTS
Phone: (360) 305-8822
Email: lotts at montana.edu
Contact Address:
NBII Mountain Prairie Information Node Coordinator Informatics Lab
Big Sky Institute 106 AJM Johnson Hall
City: Bozeman
Province or State: MT
Postal Code: 59717
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-03-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-08-15

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