الفهرس 
INTRODUCTION
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Abstract
The direct and indirect cause of much childhood mortality is a poor diet which also causes permanent physical defects and mental retardation in some of the survivors. Both prevention and correction of nutritional problems to a large extent depend on good nutrition education , specially promotion of breast feeding and good weaning practices.
Growth monitoring of infants should be utilized as an index of nutrition .It is an important technique for identifying individuals, groups or communities whose growth is not keeping up with the expected pattern .Poor growth whether as a result of infection , malnutrition or other causes and whether evident in particular individuals or in population groups ,needs to be detected in order that corrective action may be taken.