Growth of children in Iran

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-261

  Hosseini, M ^a   Carpenter, R G ^a   Mohammad, K ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b London Sch of Hyg and Trop Med ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEIGHT; GROWTH CHARTS; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON;

IRAN;

EID: 0032073526     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469800005612     Document Type: Article

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