Physical growth of children under five years of age in Nchelenge, Zambia: Results from a district survey

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 473-485

  Gernaat, H B P E ^a   Dechering, W H J C ^b   Voorhoeve, H W A ^c  

^a Division Meppel   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Anthropometry; Human growth; Low birth weight; Malnutrition; Under fives; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; ZAMBIA;

AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0029797684     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199608)100:4<473::AID-AJPA3>3.3.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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