Rises in schoolchildren's anthropometry: What do they signify in developed and developing populations?

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 159-166

  Walker, A R P ^a   Walker, B F ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BMI; Growth; Height; Schoolchildren; Weight

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION DISORDERS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031778238     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409811800307     Document Type: Article

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