Short stature and the age of enrolment in Primary School: Studies in two African countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 675-682

  Brooker, S ^a   Hall, A ^a   Bundy, D A P ^a   Adjei, S ^a   Allen, E ^a   Amuah, E ^a   Asibey Berko, E ^a   Wen, S T ^a   Noswah Nuamah, N N N ^a   Ollennu, A ^a   Kihamia, C M ^a   Issae, W ^a   Mwanri, L ^a   Magingo, J ^a   Mwaikemwa, A ^a   Kimaro, S ^a   Yona, E ^a   Tatala, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghana; Late enrolment; Schoolchildren; Stunting; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TANZANIA;

GHANA; TANZANIA;

EID: 0032929736     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00382-7     Document Type: Article

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