Growth screening in schools: An evaluation of the programme in one district

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-17

  Laing, G J ^a,b   Rossor, E B ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Child Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Schoolchildren; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0029690376     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1996.tb00418.x     Document Type: Review

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